ascetic

• Qualifie une personne ou un mode de vie marqué par une stricte discipline personnelle et l'abstention de tout excès, généralement pour des raisons religieuses ou spirituelles.

Describes a person or lifestyle characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious or spiritual reasons.

1. Self-denying lifestyleC1formal

   Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious or spiritual reasons.

   ascétique (mode de vie renonçant)

   • The monk led an ascetic life, avoiding all material comforts.
   • Her ascetic practices included fasting and meditation.
   • He adopted an ascetic diet, eating only plain rice and vegetables.

   Synonymesabstemiousabstinentausterefrugalmonkishpuritanicalreclusiveself-denyingspartan

   Antonymesepicureanindulgentluxuriousself-indulgentsybaritic

2. C1formal

   Having a very simple and plain appearance or style, without decoration or luxury.

   dépouillé, austère

   • The room was ascetic, with only a bed and a wooden chair.
   • His writing style is ascetic, stripped of all unnecessary words.
   • The ascetic design of the building reflected its spiritual purpose.

   Synonymesausterebarefrugalplainseveresimplespartanstarkunadorned

   Antonymesdecorativeelaborateextravagantlavishluxuriousopulentornatesumptuous

• Nom désignant une personne qui pratique une discipline rigoureuse et s'abstient des plaisirs mondains, souvent pour des raisons religieuses ou spirituelles.

A noun referring to a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstains from worldly pleasures, often for religious or spiritual reasons.

1. Person who practices self-denialC1formal

   A person who lives a simple, strict life without physical pleasures, often for religious or spiritual reasons.

   ascète

   • The ascetic lived in a small cave, meditating daily.
   • Many ascetics renounce material possessions for spiritual growth.
   • He became an ascetic after years of searching for meaning.

   Synonymesabstaineranchoritehermitmonknunpuritanreclusesolitary

   Antonymesepicureanhedonistsybaritevoluptuary