Meanings
adjectiveascetical (comparative more ascetical, superlative most ascetical)
comparative more ascetical · superlative most ascetical
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivepertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
Similar
adjectivepracticing great self-denial
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀσκητῐκός (askētĭkós)
- Medieval Latinasceticus
- Englishascetic
- Englishascetical
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