ascetical \ascetical\ adj.
1. pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic ascetical
practices
Syn: ascetic
[WordNet 1.5]
2. practicing great self-denial.
Syn: ascetic, austere, spartan
[WordNet 1.5]
Be systematically ascetic . . . do . . . something
for no other reason than that you would rather not
do it. --William
James.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ascetical
adj 1: pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the
practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic
practices" [syn: ascetic]
2: practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically
ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you
would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's
austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"
[syn: ascetic, austere, spartan]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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