ascetical

An archaic adjective describing a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstains from worldly pleasures, typically for religious or spiritual reasons.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das eine Person beschreibt, die strenge Selbstdisziplin übt und auf weltliche Vergnügungen verzichtet, meist aus religiösen oder spirituellen Gründen.

1. Relating to asceticism C2 formal

   Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline and abstention from worldly pleasures.

   • The monk led an ascetical life of prayer and fasting.
   • Her ascetical practices included sleeping on a hard floor.
   • The ascetical tradition emphasizes simplicity and self-control.

   🇩🇪asketisch

   Synonyme: abstemiousasceticausteremonasticself-denyingself-disciplined

   Antonyme: epicureanindulgentluxuriousself-indulgentsybariticvoluptuous

2. Practicing self-denial C2 formal

   Characterized by great self-denial and abstention from indulgence.

   • His ascetical habits made him indifferent to luxury.
   • The ascetical lifestyle of the hermit was admired by many.
   • She adopted an ascetical routine to focus on her spiritual growth.

   🇩🇪asketisch

   Synonyme: abstemiousabstinentasceticausterefrugalself-denyingspartan

   Antonyme: epicureanluxuriousself-indulgentsybariticvoluptuous

• more ascetical comparative form
• most ascetical superlative form