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Adjective: ascetic u'setik- Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
"ascetic practices" - ascetical - Practising great self-denial
"Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it" - ascetical, austere, spartan Noun: ascetic u'setik- Someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
- abstainer
Derived forms: ascetics See also: abstemious, ascetically Type of: religious person Encyclopedia: Ascetic |