ascetic

Speech parts

1. ascetic - Noun

2. ascetic - Adjective

3. ascetic - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere; severe.

In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse; hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in religious things.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ascetical spartan austere abstinent abstainer puritan sufi victorian dervish friar fakir religious simple monk stern

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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

religious person

Hyponyms

puritan monk stylite

Phrases with the word

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Anagrams

siccate Cestica

Examples

Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it Source: Internet

a desert nomad's austere life Source: Internet

a spartan diet Source: Internet

a spartan existence Source: Internet

ascetic practices Source: Internet

Alfred William Garrett, William Alexander Comyn Macfarlane and Gerard Manley Hopkins (left to right) by Thomas C. Bayfield 1866 Shown in the National Portrait Gallery On 18 January 1866, Hopkins composed his most ascetic poem, The Habit of Perfection. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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