Ascetic (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The young monk, an ascetic, had devoted his life to prayer and meditation, renouncing worldly pleasures.
- The Indian sage was known for his austere lifestyle, living as an ascetic in the Himalayas, seeking spiritual enlightenment.
- As an ascetic, she lived in a small hermitage, far from civilization, subsisting on a simple diet of vegetables and fruits.
- The bearded ascetic walked the dusty roads, carrying a staff and a begging bowl, spreading the message of non-attachment.
- The 17th-century mystic, a renowned ascetic, spent years in solitude, practicing severe austerities to attain spiritual union with the divine.