Definition
Meaning of 'ascetic'
Meaning of 'ascetic' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Ascetic 
[ a.]
- Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere;
severe. [ a.]2. Ascetic [ n.]
- In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary
and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial,
and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse; hence, one who practices
extreme rigor and self-denial in religious things. [ n.]Meaning of 'ascetic' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. ascetic [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
- pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
Example in sentence:
- ascetic practices
2. ascetic [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- practicing great self-denial
- practicing great self-denial
Example in sentence:
- a desert nomad's austere life;
- a spartan diet;
- a spartan existence;
- Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it
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