ASCETIC

PRONUNCIATION: (uh-SET-ik)

MEANING: adjective: Practicing severe self-discipline or self-denial.
noun: One who practices severe self-discipline or self-denial.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek askesis (exercise or training), from askein (to exercise or work). Earliest documented use: 1646.

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NASCETIC - natural childbirth

ASCENIC - the view is nil

ASCENTIC - 1. having no odor; 2. rising gently