Definition of
ascetic has definitions from the field of religion
1
[ adjective ] practicing great self-denial

Synonyms

ascetical spartan austere

Examples

"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"

Related terms

abstemious

2
[ adjective ] pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline

Synonyms

ascetical

Examples

"ascetic practices"

Related terms

abstainer abstainer

3
[ noun ] (religion) practices self denial as spiritual discipline

Synonyms

abstainer

Related terms

religionist puritan stylite abstain

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Rhymes with

acetic antiseptic septic phonetic kinetic apathetic alphabetic pathetic unapologetic parasitic homiletic diabetic sympathetic unsympathetic peripatetic empathetic parasympathetic genetic frenetic parthenogenetic prophetic celtic dietetic apologetic acetic anesthetic kinesthetic aesthetic prosthetic cushitic emetic magnetic diamagnetic electromagnetic athletic cosmetic epileptic kinetic synthetic ferromagnetic paramagnetic poetic authentic domestic semitic dialectic majestic energetic skeptic fanatic psychoanalytic hermaphroditic hemolytic paralytic granitic electrolytic analytic catalytic diplomatic asymptomatic problematic emblematic automatic psychosomatic dramatic diagrammatic semiautomatic idiomatic undiplomatic aromatic symptomatic cinematic axiomatic melodramatic acrobatic hepatic systematic diuretic arithmetic rustic statistic apoplectic authentic narcissistic unauthentic static stick cystic peptic despotic hectic astronautic acoustic pectic autistic attic prostatic homeostatic electrostatic apocalyptic drumstick aquatic ecstatic sadistic celtic heretic fantastic candlestick caustic undemocratic democratic aristocratic hippocratic theocratic bureaucratic socratic autocratic hamitic journalistic impressionistic individualistic imperialistic chauvinistic idealistic humanistic socialistic hellenistic deterministic hedonistic pluralistic voyeuristic pessimistic therapeutic feudalistic fatalistic sensationalistic euphemistic paternalistic ballistic optimistic dualistic capitalistic expressionistic antagonistic anachronistic nationalistic naturalistic moralistic monopolistic ritualistic mechanistic materialistic realistic surrealistic logistic psychotherapeutic tic tick aquatic elastic plastic artistic drastic asthmatic inelastic interscholastic propagandistic pedantic orthodontic scholastic onomastic monastic pragmatic enzymatic climatic dogmatic traumatic bombastic eclectic antibiotic stylistic iconoclastic thermoplastic gymnastic galactic extragalactic patristic enthusiastic cathartic dynastic ecclesiastic diagnostic unenthusiastic sycophantic uptick agnostic evangelistic atavistic sarcastic arthritic

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 S EH1 T IH0 K acetic

Similar Spelling

ascetical asceticism Asiatic ascitic acetic astigmia astigmatic asdic

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