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Another word for ascetic

Modifier
    2. See also:

    severe

    See syn. study at

    severe

    modest

    moderate

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Sentence Examples

  • Here he lived a quiet if not an ascetic life.

  • The first four gurus led simple ascetic lives and were regardless of wordly affairs.

  • It shows a clear discernment of the dangers of the ascetic life, and a deep insight into the significance of the Augustinian doctrine of grace.

  • Cromwell himself was no ascetic and saw no harm in honest sport.

  • A more or less ascetic mode of life was also natural under the circumstances.

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