| ADJECTIVE | pert | ascetic, ascetical | pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline |
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| all | ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan | practicing great self-denial | |
| NOUN | person | ascetic, abstainer | someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline / discipline |
| Sounds | ahseh'tihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 714 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline. | |
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| Example | "ascetic practices" | |
| Synonym | ascetical | |
| Nouns | ascetic | someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline / discipline |
| Meaning | Practicing great self-denial. | |
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| Example | "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James | |
| Synonyms | ascetical, austere, spartan | |
| Broader | abstemious | sparing in consumption of especially food and drink |
| Nouns | ascetic | someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline / discipline |
| Adverbs | ascetically | in an ascetic manner |
| Meaning | someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline / discipline. | |
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| Synonym | abstainer | |
| Narrower | puritan | someone who adheres to strict religious principles |
| stylite | An early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars | |
| Broader | religious person | A person who manifests devotion to a deity |
| Adjectives | ascetic, ascetical | pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline |
| ascetic, ascetical | practicing great self-denial | |