ascetic
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(satellite adjective) practicing great self-denial; "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" |
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Synonyms: ascetical, austere, spartan |
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| 2. |
(adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic; "ascetic practices" |
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Synonyms: ascetical |
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(noun) practices self denial as spiritual discipline |
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Synonyms: abstainer |
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Related Words: puritan, religionist, religious person, stylite |
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