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Ascetic
Uh-SEH-tihk
/ʌˈsɛtɪk/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
ascetic
Dictionary meaning
Practicing great self-denial.
Examples
- Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it- William James.
- Ascetic practices.
Synonyms: ascetical, austere, spartan
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