ascetical

adjective

practicing great self-denial

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

Roots

askeinascet- · Greek · to exercise, train ikos-ic · Greek · pertaining to alis-al · Latin · pertaining to

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The word ascetical breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: ascet, from Greek askein (“to exercise, train”); -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”); and -al, from Latin alis (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.