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askeettinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ascetic adj Practicing strict self-discipline and avoiding physical comforts or pleasures, often for spiritual reasons.
  • spartan adjective Extremely plain, strict, or self-disciplined, with no luxury or comfort.

Senses

askeettinen is used for these senses in English:

  • ascetic Of or relating to ascetics.
  • spartan Lacking in decoration and luxury.

ascetic — full definition

  1. adj Practicing strict self-discipline and avoiding physical comforts or pleasures, often for spiritual reasons.
  2. noun A person who deliberately lives simply and denies themselves comfort or pleasure, typically for religious or philosophical reasons.

spartan — full definition

  1. adjective Extremely plain, strict, or self-disciplined, with no luxury or comfort.
  2. noun A native or citizen of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta.

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