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ascetic noun
/əˈset.ɪk/
/-ˈset ̬-/ n [C] Definition
someone who lives an ascetic life, often for religious reasons
He lived as an ascetic.
(Definition of ascetic noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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