Main entry: Spartan
Definition: a resident of Sparta
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
Definition: unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
Usage: a parent severe to the pitch of hostility- H.G.Wells; a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien; a strict disciplinarian; a Spartan upbringing
Main entry: spartan
Definition: resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
Usage: spartan courage
Main entry: Spartan
Definition: of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people