Definitions
practicing great self-denial
Word origin
First use appears c. 1646. From Medieval Latin asceticus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (askētikós), from ἀσκητής (askētḗs, “monk, hermit”), from ἀσκέω (askéō, “to exercise”).
Used in a sentence
“This experience enables Nāgārjuna to recognize that desire is the root cause of suffering and motivates him to turn to a more ascetic lifestyle.”
“Female ascetics find shelter in a wide variety of establishments and vary greatly in the degree to which they travel.”
“The ascetics were not only concerned with abstinence from food, and much of the contemporary literature stresses sexual desire and civil ambition as other important dangers to avoid.”
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01“Self-denying person”7 letters
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