Associations to the word «Ascetic»
Noun
- Righteousness
- Morality
- Adherent
- Preacher
- Deity
- Solitude
- Desert
- Sanskrit
- Prowess
- Martyrdom
- Simeon
- Guise
- Orthodoxy
- Krishna
- Ra
- Enlightenment
- Ideal
- Virtue
- Initiation
- Scripture
- Practice
- Sacrifice
- Discipline
- Salvation
- Robe
- Basil
- Ritual
- Reverence
- Follower
- Kon
- Repentance
- Bce
- Retreat
- Tradition
- Rite
- Perfection
- Prayer
- Worship
- Jerome
- Slayer
- Complexion
- Wealth
- Pilgrim
- Martyr
- Doctrine
- Wretch
- Theologian
- Sin
- Orthodox
- Suffering
- Religious
- Restraint
- Temptation
- Rejection
- Theology
- Christian
- Religion
- Piety
- Nietzsche
- Tice
- Rigor
- Regimen
Adjective
Wiktionary
ASCETIC, adjective. Of or relating to ascetics; characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.
ASCETIC, noun. One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.
Dictionary definition
ASCETIC, noun. Someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline.
ASCETIC, adjective. Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic practices".
ASCETIC, adjective. Practicing great self-denial; "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".
Wise words
Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your
words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they
become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your
character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.