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| as·cet·ic [ ə séttik ] |
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austere: choosing or reflecting austerity and self-denial as personal or religious discipline
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noun (plural as·cet·ics) |
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austere person: somebody who is self-denying and lives with minimal material comforts
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| [Mid-17th century. Directly or via medieval Latin< Greek askētikos< askētēs "monk, hermit" < askein "to exercise"] |
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 as·cet·i·cal·ly adverb |
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