ascetic

ascetic

one who leads an austere life: an ascetic nun
Not to be confused with:acetic – of, relating to, or containing acetic acid or vinegar: The wine had become acetic.aesthetic – relating to a sense of the beautiful; artistic: The decorator has a real sense of the aesthetic.; discriminating, cultivated, refined; concerned with pure emotion and sensation as opposed to pure intellectuality: an aesthetic actress

as·cet·ic

A0453500 (ə-sĕt′ĭk)n. A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion.adj. Relating to, characteristic of, or leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial, especially for spiritual improvement. See Synonyms at severe.

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[Late Greek askētikos, from Greek askētēs, practitioner, hermit, monk, from askein, to work.]

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as·cet′i·cal·ly adv.

ascetic

(əˈsɛtɪk) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a person who practises great self-denial and austerities and abstains from worldly comforts and pleasures, esp for religious reasons2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (in the early Christian Church) a monkadj3. rigidly abstinent or abstemious; austere4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to ascetics or asceticism5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) intensely rigorous in religious austerities[C17: from Greek askētikos, from askētēs, from askein to exercise] asˈcetically adv

as•cet•ic

(əˈsɛt ɪk)

n. 1. a person who practices self-denial and self-mortification for religious reasons. 2. a person who leads an austerely simple, nonmaterialist life. 3. (in the early Christian church) a monk; hermit. adj. 4. pertaining to asceticism. 5. rigorously abstinent; austere. 6. very strict or severe in religious exercises or self-mortification. Also, as•cet′i•cal.[1640–50; < Greek askētikós <askēt(ḗs) person practiced in an art]as•cet′i•cal•ly, adv. as•cet′i•cism, n.

ascetic

- Pronounced uh-SET-ik, it is derived from Greek asketes, "monk, hermit."See also related terms for monk.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ascetic - someone who practices self denial as a spiritual disciplineabstainerreligious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deitypuritan - someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasuresstylite - an early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars
Adj.	1.	ascetic - pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic practices"ascetical
	2.	ascetic - 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"ascetical, austere, spartanabstemious - sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy

ascetic

noun1. recluse, monk, nun, abstainer, hermit, anchorite, self-denier He left the luxuries of court for a life as an ascetic.
recluse hedonist, sensualist, voluptuaryadjective1. self-denying, severe, plain, harsh, stern, rigorous, austere, Spartan, self-disciplined, celibate, puritanical, frugal, abstemious, abstinent priests practising an ascetic life
self-denying abandoned, comfortable, luxurious, sensuous, self-indulgent, voluptuous

Translations

苦行的苦行者

ascetic

(əˈsetik) adjective avoiding pleasure and comfort, especially for religious reasons. Monks lead ascetic lives. 苦行的 苦行的 noun an ascetic person. 苦行者 苦行者aˈscetically adverb 苦行地 苦行地aˈsceticism (-sizəm) noun 禁慾主義 禁欲主义