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ascetic

Letters that make ascetic

s, a, e, c, t, i are letters that make 'ascetic'

Words within ascetic

ti, SC, IC, Sc, ic, CE, as, AS, tic, As, Ce, Ti, SCET are words within 'ascetic'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of ascetic

ascetics is a word created by adding a letter to 'ascetic'

ascetic is a 7 letter word starting with a
ascetic is a 7 letter word ending with c

3 possible definitions for 'ascetic'

Ascetic as "someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline"

Under this definition, ascetic is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

abstainer has the same meaning as ascetic

ascetic as a type

'ascetic' can be a type of religious person.

Types of ascetic

puritan, stylite are types of 'ascetic'.

Derivatives of ascetic

abstain, desist, refrain, spartan, ascetic, ascetical, austere are derivatives of 'ascetic'.

Ascetic as "pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline"

Under this definition, ascetic is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ascetical has the same meaning as ascetic

Derivatives of ascetic

abstainer, ascetic are derivatives of 'ascetic'.

Pertain to ascetic

abstainer, ascetic pertain to 'ascetic'.

Example of ascetic used within this context

"ascetic practices"

Ascetic as "practicing great self-denial"

Under this definition, ascetic is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

spartan, ascetical, austere have the same meaning as 'ascetic'

Derivatives of ascetic

austerity, nonindulgence, abstainer, asceticism, ascetic are derivatives of 'ascetic'.

Similar to ascetic

abstemious is similar to ascetic.

Example of ascetic used within this context

"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"