Textual thesaurus for "ascetic"

(adj) ascetical, 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

(adj) ascetical

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

ascetic practices

(noun) abstainer

someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline