ascetic
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And at this precise moment, amid a coalition burned out on self-flagellation and ascetic living, a Totenkopf has been deemed forgivable.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026
He was neither financially stable nor ascetic enough to commit to the artist’s lot without the remarkable self-sacrifice of his wife, Annalee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
A jar of homemade pumpkin butter, if you’re feeling ambitious, turns even the most ascetic bowl into a minor celebration.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2025
Her jury ended up awarding one: Thomas Vinterberg’s “The Celebration,” the first and, ultimately, best feature to emerge from the ascetic, anti-effects movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024
He dreamt that Govinda stood before him, in the yellow robe of the ascetic.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
It's also the day of the Shahi snan - or the royal bath - that sees thousands of ash-smeared ascetics taking a plunge in the river.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025
Or consider 12th century Taoist ascetics who thought sleep deprivation could bring them closer to the truth.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2023
It’s not long before one starts to wonder just what “Father” these ascetics are working in the name of.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
But they’re equally famous because of how uncomfortable many find them, almost like an endurance test, the way ascetics lie on beds of nails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
He remembered how once, as a youth, he had compelled his father to let him go and join the ascetics, how he had taken leave of him, how he had gone and never returned.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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