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Ascetic
01
a person who lives a strict life and avoids physical pleasures, particularly due to religious beliefs
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
ascetics
Examples
As an ascetic, she rejected worldly comforts and dedicated herself entirely to prayer.
ascetic
01
following a strict lifestyle where one practices self-discipline and denies oneself of any form of pleasure, particularly due to religious reasons
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most ascetic
Comparative
more ascetic
gradable
Examples
The monk led an ascetic life, dedicating himself to prayer and renouncing worldly pleasures.
Lexical Tree
ascetical
asceticism
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