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ASCETICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Practicing great self-denial
Example:
a spartan existence
Synonyms:
ascetic; ascetical; austere; spartan
Classified under:
Similar:
abstemious (sparing in consumption of especially food and drink)
Derivation:
ascetic (someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
Example:
ascetic practices
Synonyms:
ascetic; ascetical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
ascetic (someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline)
Derivation:
ascetic (someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline)
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