Added 9 October 2026
ascetic
/əˈsɛ.tɪk/ noun
In Latin: ascēta Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ascetic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline.
adjective
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Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline.
ascetic practices
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Practicing great self-denial.
Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it
Origin
First use appears c. 1646. From Medieval Latin asceticus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (askētikós), from ἀσκητής (askētḗs, “monk, hermit”), from ἀσκέω (askéō, “to exercise”).
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