ascetic
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ɪk noun
1.
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
2.
a person who leads an austerely simple life, especially one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction.
3.
(in the early Christian church) a monk; hermit.
adjective Also, as·cet·i·cal.
4.
pertaining to asceticism.
5.
rigorously abstinent; austere: an ascetic existence.
6.
exceedingly strict or severe in religious exercises or self-mortification.
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Origin:
1640–50; < Greek askētikós subject to rigorous exercise, hardworking, equivalent to askē- (see askesis) + -tikos -tic
1640–50; < Greek askētikós subject to rigorous exercise, hardworking, equivalent to askē- (see askesis) + -tikos -tic
Related forms
as·cet·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·as·cet·ic, noun, adjective
non·as·cet·i·cal, adjective
non·as·cet·i·cal·ly, adverb
pre·as·cet·ic, adjective
pseu·do·as·cet·ic, adjective
pseu·do·as·cet·i·cal, adjective
pseu·do·as·cet·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·as·cet·ic, adjective
un·as·cet·i·cal·ly, adverb
Synonyms
3. anchorite, recluse; cenobite. 5. strict, frugal, plain. 6. fanatic.
3. anchorite, recluse; cenobite. 5. strict, frugal, plain. 6. fanatic.
Antonyms
5. self-indulgent.
5. self-indulgent.
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ascetic (əˈsɛtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who practises great self-denial and austerities and abstains from worldly comforts and pleasures, esp for religious reasons |
| 2. | (in the early Christian Church) a monk |
| —adj | |
| 3. | rigidly abstinent or abstemious; austere |
| 4. | of or relating to ascetics or asceticism |
| 5. | intensely rigorous in religious austerities |
| [C17: from Greek askētikos, from askētēs, from askein to exercise] | |
| as'cetically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
ascetic
1640s, from Gk. asketikos "rigorously self-disciplined," from asketes "monk, hermit," from askein "to exercise, train," originally "to train for athletic competition, practice gymnastics, exercise." The noun meaning "one of the early Christians who retired to the desert to live solitary lives of meditation
and prayer" is from 1670s.
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Example sentences
It's even more surprising how ascetic and disciplined the band is when it comes to presenting information.
His face was the face of a student, thin and ascetic, but his eyes had the cold gleam of the fanatic.
But it wasn't exactly an ascetic life.
Similarly, the ethical system that prevails in many parts of the environmental movement has a distinctly ascetic air about it.
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