ascetic meaning and definition

ASCETIC noun

Definition of ascetic (noun)

1. someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
   • synonyms: abstainer

ASCETIC adjective

Definition of ascetic (adjective)

1. pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
   • "ascetic practices"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: ascetical, austere, spartan