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ASCETIC

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1 sense for ascetic as a Noun:

Synonyms:
- Abstainer
- Ascetic
Definitions:
- someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

Noun related (for ascetic)
asceticism

2 senses for ascetic as an Adjective:

Synonyms:
- Ascetic
- Ascetical
Definitions:
- pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
Examples:
- Ascetic practices
Antonyms:
- Gluttonous
Synonyms:
- Ascetic
- Ascetical
- Austere
- Spartan
Definitions:
- practicing great self-denial
Examples:
- Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it- William James
- A desert nomad's austere life
- A spartan diet
- A spartan existence

Adjective related (for ascetic)
ascetical

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