ascetic
noun
a person who dedicates their life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
ascetically
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a word derived from
ascetic.
Example Sentences
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The reef needs to be protected, she added, because it’s “an incredibly valuable resource culturally, ascetically and economically.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2018
“All her innovations and preferences call attention to themselves,” he wrote, “even though they pretend to be ascetically simplified, all ego burnt away.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2016
He didn’t dare flash his wad, however, so he lived ascetically in rentals, often with roommates.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 19, 2015
He dresses ascetically but with flair: tight trousers, a dress shirt buttoned up and a narrow-lapelled jacket.
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2011
With these occupations Napier combined a large medical practice in the Midlands, the proceeds of which he gave to the poor, living ascetically himself.
From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by Anne MacDonell
