ascetical 2adjectivedomain: all adjPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitionpracticing great self-denialReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it- William James2.a desert nomad's austere life3.a spartan existence4.a spartan dietSynonymsascetic 2austere 3spartan 4