Ascetic

//əˈsɛ.tɪk//

Synonyms for "ascetic" (235 found)

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Closest matches (47)

Adjective(2 words)
asceticalabstinent
Noun(1 words)
abstainer
Adjective(2 words)
asceticalaustere

Strong matches (71)

Related words (117)

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Noun(1 words)
samana
Adjective(1 words)
spartan

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Translations

65 translations across 34 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • asket noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Arabic

2 entries
  • نُسُكِيّ adj (related to ascetics)
  • نَاسِك noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • аскети́чен adj (related to ascetics)
  • аскет noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Catalan

2 entries
  • ascètic adj (related to ascetics)
  • asceta noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 苦行者 noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Cornish

1 entries
  • ankarus adj (related to ascetics)

Czech

2 entries
  • asketický adj (related to ascetics)
  • asketa noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Danish

2 entries
  • asketisk adj (related to ascetics)
  • asket noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Dutch

1 entries
  • asceet noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • asketisma adj (related to ascetics)
  • asketo noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Finnish

2 entries
  • askeettinen adj (related to ascetics)
  • askeetti noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

French

2 entries
  • ascétique adj (related to ascetics)
  • ascète noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

German

3 entries
  • asketisch adj (related to ascetics)
  • Asket noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)
  • Asketin noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Greek

3 entries
  • ασκητικός adj (related to ascetics)
  • ασκήτρια noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)
  • ασκητής noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • aszketikus adj (related to ascetics)
  • aszkéta noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • meinlætamaður noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • asketis adj (related to ascetics)
  • zuhud adj (related to ascetics)
  • asket noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)
  • aulia noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Irish

2 entries
  • aiséitiúil adj (related to ascetics)
  • aiséiteach noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Italian

2 entries
  • ascetico adj (related to ascetics)
  • asceta noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 修験者 noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • сопылық adj (related to ascetics)

Latin

1 entries
  • ascēta noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • а́скетски adj (related to ascetics)
  • а́скет noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Malay

2 entries
  • pertapa noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)
  • zahid noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • സന്ന്യാസി noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • zahîd adj (related to ascetics)

Polish

3 entries
  • ascetyczny adj (related to ascetics)
  • asceta noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)
  • ascetka noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • ascético adj (related to ascetics)
  • asceta noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Romanian

2 entries
  • ascetic adj (related to ascetics)
  • ascet noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Russian

2 entries
  • аскети́чный adj (related to ascetics)
  • аске́т noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Spanish

2 entries
  • ascético adj (related to ascetics)
  • asceta noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Swedish

2 entries
  • asketisk adj (related to ascetics)
  • asket noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • aseta noun (devotee to the practice of self-denial)

Welsh

2 entries
  • asgetaidd adj (related to ascetics)
  • asgetig adj (related to ascetics)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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The wealthy, self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict, ascetic life led by members of some monastic orders.

Source: tatoeba (2000)

Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power. Throughout history power has been the vice of the ascetic.

Source: tatoeba (411792)

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

Source: tatoeba (6027594)

He lives an ascetic lifestyle.

Source: tatoeba (6029285)

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