ascetic
- Adjective. Of or relating to ascetics; characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.
- Noun. One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.
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