"ascetic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈsɛ.tɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-ascetic.wav Forms: more ascetic [comparative], most ascetic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛtɪk Etymology: 17th century, from Medieval Latin asceticus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (askētikós), from ἀσκητής (askētḗs, “monk, hermit”), from ἀσκέω (askéō, “I exercise”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|asceticus}} Medieval Latin asceticus, {{der|en|grc|ἀσκητικός|}} Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (askētikós) Head templates: {{en-adj}} ascetic (comparative more ascetic, superlative most ascetic)
  1. Of or relating to ascetics Synonyms (of or pertaining to ascetics): ascetical Translations (related to ascetics): نُسُكِيّ (nusukiyy) (Arabic), аскети́чен (asketíčen) (Bulgarian), ascètic (Catalan), asketický [masculine] (Czech), asketisma (Esperanto), askeettinen (Finnish), ascétique (French), asketisch (German), ασκητικός (askitikós) (Greek), aszketikus (Hungarian), asketis (Indonesian), zuhud (Indonesian), aiséitiúil (Irish), ascetico (Italian), сопылық (sopylyq) (Kazakh), а́скетски (ásketski) (Macedonian), zahîd (Northern Kurdish), ascetyczny (Polish), ascético (Portuguese), аскети́чный (asketíčnyj) (Russian), ascético (Spanish), asketisk (Swedish), asgetig (Welsh), asgetaidd (Welsh)
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  2. Characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure. Categories (topical): People, Personality Synonyms (characterised by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline): abstinent, ascetical
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Synonyms: ascetick [obsolete] Derived forms: antiascetic, ascetically, asceticist, nonascetic, pseudoascetic, unascetic

Noun

IPA: /əˈsɛ.tɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-ascetic.wav Forms: ascetics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtɪk Etymology: 17th century, from Medieval Latin asceticus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (askētikós), from ἀσκητής (askētḗs, “monk, hermit”), from ἀσκέω (askéō, “I exercise”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|asceticus}} Medieval Latin asceticus, {{der|en|grc|ἀσκητικός|}} Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (askētikós) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ascetic (plural ascetics)
  1. One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence. Categories (topical): People, Personality Hyponyms: hermit, monk, nun Related terms: ascetical, asceticism Translations (devotee to the practice of self-denial): asket (Albanian), نَاسِك (nāsik) (Arabic), аскет (asket) (Bulgarian), asceta [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 苦行者 (Chinese Mandarin), asketa [masculine] (Czech), asceet [masculine] (Dutch), asketo (Esperanto), askeetti (Finnish), ascète [masculine] (French), Asket [masculine] (German), Asketin [feminine] (German), ασκητής (askitís) [masculine] (Greek), ασκήτρια (askítria) [feminine] (Greek), aszkéta (Hungarian), meinlætamaður [masculine] (Icelandic), asket (Indonesian), aulia (Indonesian), petapa (Indonesian), pertapa (Indonesian), zahid (Indonesian), aiséiteach [masculine] (Irish), asceta [feminine, masculine] (Italian), 修験者 (syugenja) (Japanese), ascēta [masculine] (Latin), а́скет (ásket) [masculine] (Macedonian), pertapa (Malay), zahid (Malay), സന്ന്യാസി (sannyāsi) (Malayalam), asceta [masculine] (Polish), ascetka [feminine] (Polish), asceta [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), asceta [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), asket (Swedish), aseta (Tagalog)
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Synonyms: ascetick [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "devotee to the practice of self-denial",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ascēta"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ásket",
      "sense": "devotee to the practice of self-denial",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "а́скет"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "devotee to the practice of self-denial",
      "word": "pertapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "devotee to the practice of self-denial",
      "word": "zahid"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "sannyāsi",
      "sense": "devotee to the practice of self-denial",
      "word": "സന്ന്യാസി"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "devotee to the practice of self-denial",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "asceta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "devotee to the practice of self-denial",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ascetka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "devotee to the practice of self-denial",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "asceta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "devotee to the practice of self-denial",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "asceta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "devotee to the practice of self-denial",
      "word": "asket"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "devotee to the practice of self-denial",
      "word": "aseta"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ascetic"
  ],
  "word": "ascetic"
}

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