ascetic
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Britannica Dictionary definition of ASCETIC
[more ascetic; most ascetic]
formal
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relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure
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an ascetic monk
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an ascetic scholar
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the ascetic [=severe, austere] life of monks
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an ascetic diet of rice and beans
— ascetic
noun, plural ascetics [count]-
She left the comforts of home to live the life of an ascetic.
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religious asceticism
