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ascetic

English

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

Spanish

  1. 🔊 asceta ascetic
  2. 🔊 ascético ascetic

Similar words

abstainer ascetical austere spartan ascetical albigensian apostolic apostolici catharist diogenes encratic encratite franciscan hieronymian hieronymite lenten pythagorean pythagorist rechabite sabbatarian shaker spartan stoic timon of athens