ascetic

  • 11ascetic — as|cet|ic [əˈsetık] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: asketikos, from asketes person who exercises, hermit , from askein to work, exercise ] living without any physical pleasures or comforts, especially for religious reasons ▪ an ascetic… …

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  • 12ascetic — adjective living without any physical pleasures or comforts, especially for religious reasons: the ascetic life of Buddhist monks ascetic noun (C) ascetically adverb asceticism noun (U) …

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  • 13ascetic — 1. adjective an ascetic life Syn: austere, self denying, abstinent, abstemious, self disciplined, self abnegating; simple, puritanical, monastic; reclusive, eremitic, hermitic; celibate, chaste See note at severe …

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  • 14ascetic — I UK [əˈsetɪk] / US adjective living a very simple life, especially for religious reasons II UK [əˈsetɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms ascetic : singular ascetic plural ascetics someone who lives a very simple life, especially for religious… …

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  • 15ascetic — also ascetical adjective Etymology: Greek askētikos, literally, laborious, from askētēs one that exercises, hermit, from askein to work, exercise Date: 1646 1. practicing strict self denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual …

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  • 16ascetic — ascetically, adv. /euh set ik/, n. 1. a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self denial or self mortification for religious reasons. 2. a person who leads an austerely simple life, esp.… …

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  • 17ascetic — as|cet|ic1 [ ə setık ] adjective living a very simple life, especially for religious reasons ascetic as|cet|ic 2 [ ə setık ] noun count someone who lives a very simple life, especially for religious reasons ╾ as|cet|i|cism [ ə setı,sızəm ] noun… …

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  • 18ascetic — [ə sɛtɪk] adjective characterized by the practice of severe self discipline. noun an ascetic person. Derivatives ascetically adverb asceticism noun Origin C17: from med. L. asceticus or Gk askētikos, from askētēs monk , from askein to exercise …

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  • 19ascetic — asketas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Labai santūrus, atsisakantis gyvenimo malonumų žmogus. kilmė gr. askēthēs – išmankštintas, įgudęs atitikmenys: angl. ascetic vok. Asket, m rus. аскет …

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  • 20Ascetic Music — est un label discographique français spécialisé dans le hip hop. Historique Ascetic Music est né en 2003 dans le prolongement du magazine Real Mag. Monté par Amine Bouziane et son frère Lotfi, alors directeurs de publication et rédacteurs en chef …

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