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ascetic
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adjective (a)
- pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline(adj.pert)Example:
Ascetic practices.
source: wordnet30 - Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere; severe.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse; hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in religious things.(noun)source: webster1913