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ascetic Synonyms

ascetic

modif.

austere, self-denying, plain, rigorous; see moderate 5, modest 2, severe 2. See syn. study at severe.

ascetic Synonyms

ascetic

holy man, monk, religious devotee, anchorite, self-denier, nun, self-tormenter, hermit, stylite, eremite, fakir, penitent, puritan, yogi, flagellant, mortifier of the flesh, recluse.

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The first four gurus led simple ascetic lives and were regardless of wordly affairs.
Here he lived a quiet if not an ascetic life.
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.
His manner of life was ascetic; the sayings of the Sermon on the Mount and the practical maxims of the Stoics were his guiding stars.
A more or less ascetic mode of life was also natural under the circumstances.

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