ASCETIC


Meaning of ASCETIC in English

adj extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere; severe.

2. ascetic ·noun 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.

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