ascetic
Of or relating to ascetics.
Other meanings
Characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.
Related words
- antiascetic
- ascetically
- asceticism
- asceticist
- nonascetic
- pseudoascetic
- unascetic
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἀσκητικός".
Where this comes from
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