ASCETICAL

(adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
"ascetic practices"
synonyms : ascetic
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 : ascetic , 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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