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as·cet·ic (ə-sĕt́ĭk)

[Late Greek askētikos, from Greek askētēs, practitioner, hermit, monk, from askein, to work.]

noun 

A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion.

adjective 

  1. Leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial, especially for spiritual improvement. See synonyms at severe
  2. Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic; self-denying and austere: an ascetic existence.

derivatives

as·cet́i·cal·ly
adverb