noun · rare

ascetic

ascetic · ascetics

аскет

Asket, Asketin

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

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/əˈsɛ.tɪk/

» I may be an ascetic, but I appreciate a good meal.

Я, может, и аскет, но хорошо поесть люблю.

Meaning

1 senses

One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.
Asket, Asketin
аске́тaskét
someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

Examples

7 sentences

I may be an ascetic, but I appreciate a good meal.
ruЯ, может, и аскет, но хорошо поесть люблю. — Wezel
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Tom is an ascetic.
ruТом - аскет. — marafon
deTom ist ein Asket. — Rovo
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He lives an ascetic lifestyle.
ruОн ведёт аскетический образ жизни. — Ivanovb
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She lives an ascetic lifestyle.
ruОна ведёт аскетический образ жизни. — marafon
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Tom isn't exactly an ascetic.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

devotee to the practice of self-denial:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

devotee to the practice of self-denial:

Origin

First use appears c. 1646. From Medieval Latin asceticus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (as

First use appears c. 1646. From Medieval Latin asceticus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (askētikós), from ἀσκητής (askētḗs, “monk, hermit”), from ἀσκέω (askéō, “to exercise”).

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