ascetic

 
Pronunciation: /əˈsɛtɪk/

adjective

  • characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons: an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labour

noun

  • a person who follows an ascetic life.

Derivatives

ascetically

adverb

Origin:

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