ALL meanings of ascetic
as·cet·ic
A a - adjective ascetic An ascetic person has a way of life that is simple and strict, usually because of their religious beliefs. 3
- adjective ascetic An ascetic is someone who is ascetic. 3
- noun ascetic a person who practises great self-denial and austerities and abstains from worldly comforts and pleasures, esp for religious reasons 3
- noun ascetic (in the early Christian Church) a monk 3
- adjective ascetic rigidly abstinent or abstemious; austere 3
- adjective ascetic of or relating to ascetics or asceticism 3
- adjective ascetic intensely rigorous in religious austerities 3
- adjective ascetic of or characteristic of ascetics or asceticism; self-denying; austere 3
- noun ascetic a person who leads a life of contemplation and rigorous self-denial for religious purposes 3
- noun ascetic anyone who lives with strict self-discipline and without the usual pleasures and comforts 3
- noun ascetic a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons. 1
- noun ascetic a person who leads an austerely simple life, especially one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction. 1
- noun ascetic (in the early Christian church) a monk; hermit. 1
- adjective ascetic relating to asceticism, the doctrine that one can reach a high spiritual state through the practice of extreme self-denial or self-mortification. 1
- adjective ascetic rigorously abstinent; austere: an ascetic existence. 1
- adjective ascetic exceedingly strict or severe in religious exercises or self-mortification. 1
- noun ascetic Characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. 1
- adjective ascetic abstemious, self-disciplined 1
- noun ascetic abstemious person 1
- noun ascetic One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence. 0
- adjective ascetic Of or relating to ascetics; characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure. 0