Definitions for ascetical

Definitions for (adj) ascetical

Main entry: ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan

Definition: practicing great self-denial

Usage: Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it- William James; a desert nomad's austere life; a spartan diet; a spartan existence


Main entry: ascetic, ascetical

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

Usage: ascetic practices


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