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Having a severe or stern look, manner, etc.; forbidding
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- Having a severe or stern look, manner, etc.; forbidding
- Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic:
- Very plain; lacking ornament or luxury
Without concern for ones own advantage; selfless or self-sacrificing
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- Without concern for ones own advantage; selfless or self-sacrificing
Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration:
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- Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration:
- Straightforward; frank or candid:
- Sheer; utter; unqualified:
Very severe or sharp
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- Very severe or sharp
- Very strict or harsh
- Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
A man who is a member of a brotherhood living in a monastery and devoted to a discipline prescribed by his order:
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- A man who is a member of a brotherhood living in a monastery and devoted to a discipline prescribed by his order:
A person who lives alone and apart from society for religious meditation; hermit; recluse
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- A person who lives alone and apart from society for religious meditation; hermit; recluse
(Very rare) A male given name
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- (Very rare) A male given name
- A woman who belongs to a religious order or congregation devoted to active service or meditation, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- A member of a women's religious order, esp. of one living under a common rule and taking vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
A cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.
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- A cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.
- A person who lives alone in a lonely or secluded spot, often from religious motives; recluse
- A person who has withdrawn from society and lives a solitary existence; a recluse.
Any of various Christian ascetics who lived on the tops of pillars
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- Any of various Christian ascetics who lived on the tops of pillars
- One of a number of early Christian ascetics who lived unsheltered on the tops of high pillars.
A religious recluse; hermit
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- A religious recluse; hermit
- A recluse or hermit, especially a religious recluse.
A Muslim religious mendicant.
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- A Muslim religious mendicant.
- A Hindu ascetic or religious mendicant, especially one who performs feats of magic or endurance.
- A member of a Muslim holy sect who lives by begging
One who is penitent.
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- One who is penitent.
- A person performing penance under the direction of a confessor.
A person who is very strict or austere in religious practice or moral outlook, especially someone who regards pleasure or luxury as sinful.
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- A person who is very strict or austere in religious practice or moral outlook, especially someone who regards pleasure or luxury as sinful.
- Any member of a Protestant group in England and the American colonies that in the 16th and 17th cent. wanted to make the Church of England simpler in its services and stricter about morals
- A member of a group of English Protestants who in the 1500s and 1600s advocated strict religious discipline along with simplification of the ceremonies and creeds of the Church of England.
A person who practices yoga
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- A person who practices yoga
- One who is adept in yoga.
A person who engages in or submits to flagellation
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- A person who engages in or submits to flagellation
- One who whips, especially one who scourges oneself for religious discipline or public penance.
A person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude.
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- A person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude.
- A person who lives a secluded, solitary life
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Find another word for ascetic. In this page you can discover 25 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for ascetic, like: austere, self-denying, plain, rigorous, holy man, monk, religious devotee, anchorite, self-denier, nun and self-tormenter.
