Dictionary Check: ascetic
"ascetic" is a valid word!
Scrabble
11
points
Words with Friends
13
points
Definition
adjective
pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
Example:
"ascetic practices"
adjective
practicing great self-denial
Example:
"Be systematically ascetic … do … something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"
noun
someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
Advertisement