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1. ascetic

noun. ['əˈsɛtɪk'] someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline.

Etymology

  • ἀσκητικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • ἀσκητής (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

Rhymes with Ascetic

  • electromagnetic
  • parthenogenetic
  • parasympathetic
  • unsympathetic
  • unapologetic
  • pharmakinetic
  • paramagnetic
  • intermagnetic
  • ferromagnetic
  • peripatetic
  • hyperkinetic
  • geomagnetic
  • diamagnetic
  • sympathetic
  • kinesthetic
  • helionetic
  • epigenetic
  • apologetic
  • synergetic
  • prosthetic
  • homiletic
  • empathetic
  • arithmetic
  • anesthetic
  • alphabetic
  • synthetic
  • prophetic
  • magnetic
  • frenetic
  • energetic

How do you pronounce ascetic?

Pronounce ascetic as əˈsɛtɪk.

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2. ascetic

adjective. ['əˈsɛtɪk'] practicing great self-denial.

Etymology

  • ἀσκητικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • ἀσκητής (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

3. ascetic

adjective. ['əˈsɛtɪk'] pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline.

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Etymology

  • ἀσκητικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • ἀσκητής (Ancient Greek (to 1453))