adj
Meaning 1
ascetic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ascetical
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adjective
Meaning 2
pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- ascetic practices
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ascetic
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
practicing great self-denial- William James
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it
- a desert nomad's austere life
- a spartan diet
- a spartan existence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ascetic, austere, spartan
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀσκητῐκός (askētĭkós)der. Medieval Latin asceticusbor. English ascetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English ascetical From ascetic + -al.