ascetic

/əsˈɛtɪk/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
   “ascetic practices”
2. practicing great self-denial- William James
   “Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it”

noun

1. someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

Synonyms for ascetic

• ascetical
• austere
• spartan
• abstemious
• abstainer

Words that rhyme with ascetic

• synthetic
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• acetic
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• diamagnetic
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• electromagnetic