ascetic
adjective/əˈsetɪk/
/əˈsetɪk/
[usually before noun]- not allowing yourself physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons; related to a simple and strict way of living
- The monks lived a very ascetic life.
- Living hidden away in the mountains suited his ascetic character.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin asceticus or Greek askētikos, from askētēs ‘monk’, from askein ‘to exercise’.
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