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аске́т — 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.

Senses

аске́т is used for these senses in English:

  • ascetic One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.

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.
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