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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
ascetic
adj 1: pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the
practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic practices"
[syn: ascetic, ascetical]
2: practicing great self-denial; "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" [syn:
ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan]
n 1: someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
[syn: abstainer, ascetic]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Ascetic \As*cet"ic\a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to exercise, to practice
gymnastics.]
Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere;
severe.
[1913 Webster]
The stern ascetic rigor of the Temple discipline. --Sir
W. Scott.
[1913 Webster]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Ascetic \As*cet"ic\, 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.
[1913 Webster]
I am far from commending those ascetics that take up
their quarters in deserts. --Norris.
[1913 Webster]
Ascetic theology, the science which treats of the practice
of the theological and moral virtues, and the counsels of
perfection. --Am. Cyc.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for ascetic:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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