Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - ascetic
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Ascetic
ascetic
also ~al adjective Etymology: Greek asketikos, literally, laborious, from asketes one that exercises, hermit, from askein to work, exercise Date: 1646 1. practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline 2. austere in appearance, manner, or attitude Synonyms: see severe • ~ noun • ~ally adverb • ~ism noun
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n. & adj. --n. a person who practises severe self-discipline and abstains from all forms of pleasure, esp. for religious or spiritual reasons. --adj. relating to or characteristic of ascetics or asceticism; abstaining from pleasure. Derivatives ascetically adv. asceticism n. Etymology: med.L asceticus or Gk asketikos f. asketes monk f. askeo exercise ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. аскет; подвижник; отшельник 2. аскетический 3. воздержание ascetic habits —- аскетические привычки ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(ascetics) An ascetic person has a way of life that is simple and strict, usually because of their religious beliefs. ADJ: usu ADJ n • An ascetic is someone who is ascetic. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ adj living without any physical pleasures or comforts, especially for religious reasons (the ascetic life of Buddhist monks) - ascetic n - ascetically adv - asceticism n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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