ascetic

Example Sentences

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Consequently, any attempt to commend the ascetic practices of one religion to the other is fruitless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

In early Christianity, spiritual warfare meant one was to resist the Devil by engaging in forms of ascetic behavior, mastering fleshly desires, and cultivating Christian virtues like humility, self-control, and love of enemies.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2024

But to devotees of ascetic Buddhist practice in Japan, this is much more than a mummified human being.

From National Geographic • Jan. 19, 2024

“There’s something ascetic about him,” says his friend, actor-activist Peter Coyote.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023

His companion was older, clean-shaved, with a lined ascetic face.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin