ascetical Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
    ascetic.
    • ascetic practices
  2. 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

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