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ascetic
adjective
noun
practicing great self-denial
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əˈsɛ.tɪk
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adjective
practicing great self-denial
“{'source': 'William James', 'text': 'Be systematically ascetic … do … something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it'}”
adjective
pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
“ascetic practices”
noun
someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
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{'source': 'William James', 'text': 'Be systematically ascetic … do … something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it'}
a desert nomad's austere life
a spartan diet
a spartan existence
ascetic practices
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