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ascetic - Dictionary definition and meaning for ascetic

ASCETIC

  • (noun) someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

    synonyms : abstainer

    The ascetic lived a solitary life. -added by naila_inlas

  • (adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline

    "ascetic practices"

    synonyms : ascetical

    His ascetic practices made him a difficult man to live with. -added by naila_inlas

  • (adj.) practicing great self-denial

    "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it", "a desert nomad's austere life", "a spartan diet", "a spartan existence"

    synonyms : ascetical , austere , spartan

    The monk devoted himself to an austere life in the forest. -added by naila_inlas

    The man devoted himself to an ascetic existence in the mountains. -added by naila_inlas

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Selected Mnemonic for ascetic

  • (Tag: Global) ascetic ~ acidic; he is living ascetic life by drinking and eating only acidic things (not good in taste) and avoid anything have good taste.

    added by editor1

Mnemonics for ascetic

  • (Tag: ) someone who leaves all AESTHETICs is an ascetic

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  • (Tag: ) sounds like acetic—remember acetic acid(vinegar)i.e., sour in taste, one who has made is life sour in taste, i.e., away from pleasures for religious purposes

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  • (Tag: Hindi) Aastic(Opposite of Nastic) Is ascetic

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  • (Tag: ) ASS+SEPTIC(infected)....a person who has got highly SEPTIC ASS will be a ASCETIC.......he cannot live a normal life....

    added by nileshdive    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) abstemious or abstemious zealot.

    added by swang012    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) Ascetic = Someone who lives ascetic life.

    added by shaktipada    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: hindi) ascetic means nastik in hindi... remember amithabh bacchan's film nastik.. where doesn believe in god

    added by girishkeshav    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) A Serious Clergy Excludes the taking (TIC) of material comforts from his life, and practise rigid self-denial.

    added by joeyessoe    editEdit Mnemonic

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