ascetic

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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

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

Today, you can still participate in ascetic acts—like firewalking, climbing a sword ladder in bare feet, and cold endurance—as a layperson at festivals, temples, or sacred sites.

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

He dreamt that Govinda stood before him, in the yellow robe of the ascetic.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse