Ascetic Definition
ə-sĕtĭk
noun
A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion.
American Heritage
A person who leads a life of contemplation and rigorous self-denial for religious purposes.
Webster's New World
Anyone who lives with strict self-discipline and without the usual pleasures and comforts.
Webster's New World
One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
Relating to, characteristic of, or leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial, especially for spiritual improvement.
American Heritage
Of or characteristic of ascetics or asceticism; self-denying; austere.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to ascetics; characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Ascetic
Noun
Singular:
ascetic
Plural:
asceticsOrigin of Ascetic
Late Greek askētikos from Greek askētēs practitioner, hermit, monk from askein to work
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (askētikos), from ἀσκητής (askētēs, “monk, hermit”), from ἀσκέω (askeō, “I exercise”).
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