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ascetical
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Meaning ascetical meaning
What does ascetical mean?
ascetical
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adjective
(= ascetic)
pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
ascetic practices
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adjective
(= ascetic, austere, spartan)
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
Synonyms ascetical synonyms
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