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ascetic

Pronunciation: /əˈsɛ.tɪk/

The English word “ascetic” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to ascetics.
  2. Characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.

noun

  1. One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin asceticus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (askētikós), from ἀσκητής (askētḗs, “monk, hermit”), from ἀσκέω (askéō, “to exercise”).

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