An ascetic life involves practicing self-denial or austerity.
Una vida ascética implica una práctica de la autonegación o austeridad.
| Word | ascetic |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | ADJ. |
| Definition | practicing self-denial; austere. |
| Sentence | The wealthy, self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict, ascetic life led by members of some monastic orders. |
| Related Words | also N. |
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