Ascetic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmsteɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˈɛtɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˈɛtɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæmsteɪn/.

Examples

ascetic practices
Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it
a desert nomad's austere life

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

austere ascetical abstainer spartan

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
adjective	pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline “ascetic practices”
adjective	practicing great self-denial; - William James “Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it”

Word Forms

abstain	verb	choose not to consume
ascetic	adjective	practicing great self-denial; - William James
ascetical	adjective	practicing great self-denial; - William James
ascetic	noun	someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
austerity	noun	the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Asket

jemand, der Selbstverleugnung als spirituelle Disziplin praktiziert

🇫🇷French

ascétique

quelqu'un qui pratique le renoncement à soi comme discipline spirituelle

🇪🇸Spanish

ascético

alguien que practica la abnegación como disciplina espiritual

🇮🇹Italian

ascetico

qualcuno che pratica l'abnegazione come disciplina spirituale

🇳🇱Dutch

asceet

iemand die zelfverloochening beoefent als een spirituele discipline

🇵🇹Portuguese

ascético

alguém que pratica a abnegação como disciplina espiritual

🇷🇺Russian

аскетичный

тот, кто практикует самоотречение как духовную дисциплину

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तपस्वी

कोई व्यक्ति जो आध्यात्मिक अनुशासन के रूप में आत्म-त्याग का अभ्यास करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

তপস্বী

আধ্যাত্মিক শৃঙ্খলা হিসাবে আত্মত্যাগের অনুশীলন করে এমন কেউ

🇮🇳Tamil

துறவி

சுய மறுப்பை ஆன்மீக ஒழுக்கமாக கடைப்பிடிக்கும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సన్యాసి

ఆధ్యాత్మిక క్రమశిక్షణగా స్వీయ తిరస్కరణను అభ్యసించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

तपस्वी

अध्यात्मिक शिस्त म्हणून स्वत:ला नकार देणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

તપસ્વી

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે આધ્યાત્મિક શિસ્ત તરીકે સ્વ-અસ્વીકારનો અભ્યાસ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪಸ್ವಿ

ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ಶಿಸ್ತಾಗಿ ಸ್ವಯಂ ನಿರಾಕರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്യാസി

ആത്മനിഷേധം ഒരു ആത്മീയ അച്ചടക്കമായി പരിശീലിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਆਤਮਿਕ ਅਨੁਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਵਜੋਂ ਸਵੈ-ਇਨਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنیاسی

کوئی ایسا شخص جو روحانی نظم و ضبط کے طور پر خود سے انکار پر عمل کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

苦行者

将克己作为精神纪律的人

🇯🇵Japanese

禁欲的な

精神的な修行として自己否定を実践する人

🇰🇷Korean

고행자

영적 훈련으로 극기를 실천하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khổ hạnh

một người thực hành sự phủ nhận bản thân như một kỷ luật tâm linh

🇹🇭Thai

นักพรต

คนที่ฝึกฝนการปฏิเสธตนเองเป็นวินัยทางจิตวิญญาณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertapa

seseorang yang mempraktikkan penyangkalan diri sebagai disiplin spiritual

🇵🇭Filipino

asetiko

isang taong nagsasagawa ng pagtanggi sa sarili bilang isang espirituwal na disiplina

🇲🇾Malay

zuhud

seseorang yang mengamalkan penafian diri sebagai disiplin rohani

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زاهد

شخص يمارس إنكار الذات كنظام روحي

🇮🇷Persian

زاهد

کسی که انکار خود را به عنوان یک رشته معنوی تمرین می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

münzevi

Kendini inkar etmeyi manevi bir disiplin olarak uygulayan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַגְפָן

מישהו שמתרגל הכחשה עצמית כמשמעת רוחנית

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