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

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

A hardline ascetic, Valentin won’t even alert the medics when he’s sick, in case they give him morphine.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

While their practice may seem unthinkably extreme, sokushinbutsu exist as part of a larger religious framework that includes other ascetic acts requiring physical exertion and endurance.

From National Geographic • Jan. 19, 2024

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

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