ascetic

noun

someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

adjective

practicing great self-denial

pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline

Roots

asketesascet- · Greek · one who exercises/trains

Synonyms for ascetic

abstainern austereadj anchoriticadj sannyasin eremiticadj monasticadj anchoriten eremiten gymnosophistn hermitn religieux

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The word ascetic breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root ascet-, from Greek asketes (“one who exercises/trains”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.