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ascetic

Syllabification: (as·cet·ic)
Pronunciation: /əˈsetik/
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Definition of ascetic

adjective

  • characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons:an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labor a narrow, humorless, ascetic face

noun

  • a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention.

Derivatives

ascetically

Pronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/
adverb

Origin:

mid 17th century: from medieval Latin asceticus or Greek askētikos, from askētēs 'monk', from askein 'to exercise'

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