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Ascetic - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Ascetic : adj
1: pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the
practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic
practices" [syn: ascetical]
2: practicing great self-denial; "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"
[syn: ascetical, austere, spartan]
(noun)
1: practices self denial as spiritual discipline [syn: abstainer]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ascetic : \As*cet"ic\a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to exercise, to practice
gymnastics.]
Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere;
severe.
The stern ascetic rigor of the Temple discipline. --Sir
W. Scott.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ascetic : \As*cet"ic\, n.
In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary
and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme
self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse;
hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in
religious things.
I am far from commending those ascetics that take up
their quarters in deserts. --Norris.
Ascetic theology, the science which treats of the practice
of the theological and moral virtues, and the counsels of
perfection. --Am. Cyc.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Ascetic |
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sincerae: RT @laylaanwar: @ShivaCharas your Arab prince was an Ascetic...he had no business being with women. |
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ecampusnet: Ascetic Eucharists Food and Drink in Early Christian Ritual Meals http://chilp.it/c80ecf |
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laylaanwar: @ShivaCharas your Arab prince was an Ascetic...he had no business being with women. |
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