Ascetical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

practicing great self-denial; - William James

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmstɪɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˈɛtɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˈɛtɪkəl/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæmstɪɹi/.

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 spartan ascetic

Parts of Speech

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

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

asketisch

im Zusammenhang mit oder charakteristisch für einen Asketen oder die Praxis strenger Selbstdisziplin

🇫🇷French

ascète

relatif ou caractéristique d'un ascète ou de la pratique d'une autodiscipline rigoureuse

🇪🇸Spanish

asceta

Perteneciente o característico de un asceta o la práctica de una autodisciplina rigurosa.

🇮🇹Italian

ascetico

pertinente o caratteristico di un asceta o la pratica di una rigorosa autodisciplina

🇳🇱Dutch

ascetisch

betrekking hebbend op of kenmerkend voor een asceet of de beoefening van rigoureuze zelfdiscipline

🇵🇹Portuguese

ascético

pertencente ou característico de um asceta ou da prática de rigorosa autodisciplina

🇷🇺Russian

аскетический

Относящийся к аскетизму или характерный для него, или практика строгой самодисциплины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तपस्वी

किसी तपस्वी या कठोर आत्म-अनुशासन के अभ्यास से संबंधित या उसकी विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

তপস্বী

একটি তপস্বী বা কঠোর স্ব-শৃঙ্খলা অনুশীলনের সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা বৈশিষ্ট্যযুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

துறவி

ஒரு துறவி அல்லது கடுமையான சுய-ஒழுக்கத்தின் நடைமுறை தொடர்பான அல்லது பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

సన్యాసి

ఒక సన్యాసి లేదా కఠినమైన స్వీయ-క్రమశిక్షణ యొక్క అభ్యాసానికి సంబంధించిన లేదా లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

तपस्वी

तपस्वी किंवा कठोर आत्म-शिस्तीच्या सरावाशी संबंधित किंवा वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण

🇮🇳Gujarati

તપસ્વી

સંન્યાસી અથવા સખત સ્વ-શિસ્તની પ્રેક્ટિસને લગતી અથવા તેની લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪಸ್ವಿ

ತಪಸ್ವಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಠಿಣ ಸ್ವಯಂ-ಶಿಸ್ತಿನ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്യാസി

ഒരു സന്യാസിയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കർശനമായ സ്വയം അച്ചടക്കം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਪੱਸਵੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਤਪੱਸਵੀ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਸਵੈ-ਅਨੁਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਦੇ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنیاسی

کسی سنیاسی سے متعلق یا اس کی خصوصیت یا سخت خود نظم و ضبط کی مشق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

禁欲主义的

与苦行者有关或具有其特征或严格自律的实践

🇯🇵Japanese

禁欲的な

修行者または厳格な自己鍛錬の実践に関する、またはその特徴

🇰🇷Korean

금욕주의적인

금욕주의자 또는 엄격한 자기 훈련의 실천과 관련되거나 특징적인 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khổ hạnh

liên quan đến hoặc đặc điểm của một người khổ hạnh hoặc thực hành kỷ luật tự giác nghiêm ngặt

🇹🇭Thai

นักพรต

เกี่ยวกับหรือลักษณะของนักพรตหรือการปฏิบัติวินัยในตนเองอย่างเคร่งครัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertapa

berkaitan dengan atau karakteristik seorang petapa atau praktik disiplin diri yang ketat

🇲🇾Malay

bertapa

berkaitan dengan atau ciri seorang zuhud atau amalan disiplin diri yang ketat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زهدي

تتعلق أو سمة من سمات الزاهد أو ممارسة الانضباط الذاتي الصارم

🇮🇷Persian

زاهدانه

مربوط به یا ویژگی یک زاهد یا تمرین سخت انضباطی شخصی

🇹🇷Turkish

münzevi

Bir münzeviye veya sıkı bir öz disiplin uygulamasına ait veya onun karakteristiği

🇮🇱Hebrew

סגפני

נוגע או מאפיין סגפן או תרגול של משמעת עצמית קפדנית

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