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Meaning Of Ascetic
a.
Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere;
severe.
n.
In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary
and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial,
and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse; hence, one who practices
extreme rigor and self-denial in religious things.