ascetical Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
ascetic.
- ascetic practices
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adjective satellite practicing great self-denial
spartan; austere; ascetic.
- Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James
- a desert nomad's austere life
- a spartan diet
- a spartan existence