hairshirted

alternative hair-shirted

1. not comparableWearing a hairshirt.

   The Gospels, contrasting Jesus with the hairshirted John the Baptist, and placing him with revelers and at dinner tables, […]

   2002, James Carroll, Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 115

2. figurativelynot comparableHumble and penitent; ascetic.

   Distinguished scientists are beginning to confront the notion that to save the planet, an age of hair-shirted austerity is now necessary.

   2011, Andrew Marr, A History of 20th Century Britain, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN

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   Even a hairshirted Calvinist derived pleasure from his righteous self-deprivation: Sacrifice can be its own reward and source of perverse joy.

   2010, Andrew Benett, Ann O'Reilly, Consumed: Rethinking Business in the Era of Mindful Spending, St. Martin's Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 113