| noun | a resident of Sparta |
| adjective | of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people |
| adjective | resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity “spartan courage” |
| adjective | unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; - H.G.Wells “a parent severe to the pitch of hostility” |
| adjective | practicing great self-denial; - William James “Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it” |
| Sparta | noun | an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC |
| severeness | noun | excessive sternness |
| severity | noun | excessive sternness |
| ascetic | noun | someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline |
| austerity | noun | the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) |