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ascetic definition
ascetic |
Grep of noun ascetic ascetic asceticism Overview of noun ascetic The noun ascetic has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. abstainer, ascetic -- (practices self denial as spiritual discipline) Overview of adj ascetic The adj ascetic has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ascetic, ascetical -- (pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic; "ascetic practices") 2. ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan -- (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") Antonyms of adj ascetic 1 of 2 senses of ascetic Sense 2 ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan INDIRECT (VIA abstemious) -> gluttonous Similarity of adj ascetic 2 senses of ascetic Sense 1 ascetic, ascetical Pertains to noun ascetic (Sense 1) =>abstainer, ascetic => religionist, religious person Sense 2 ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan => abstemious (vs. gluttonous) Attributes of adj ascetic Familiarity of adj ascetic ascetic used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj ascetic ascetic ascetical Overview of noun ascetic The noun ascetic has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. abstainer, ascetic -- (practices self denial as spiritual discipline) Overview of adj ascetic The adj ascetic has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ascetic, ascetical -- (pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic; "ascetic practices") 2. ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan -- (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")
ascetic definition
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