ascetic in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

ascetic in the PONS Dictionary

ascetic Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lead the life of an ascetic
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He was a great ascetic, confessor, icon painter, and miracle-worker.
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In this ritual a mendicant or ascetic attempts to remain seated in a circle practicing meditation techniques without food for 40 days and nights.
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Critics praised her artistism, restrained and elegant manners, the ability to achieve dramatic effect by simple, almost ascetic means.
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His colleagues criticize his diet of bread and wine, and his ascetic lifestyle.
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He has been variously described as physically slight, ascetic, fastidious and cunning.
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The imagery can be interpreted on a number of levels and offers an ascetic and biblical understanding of the font overall.
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The beard is also a sign of a nomadic and ascetic lifestyle.
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His ascetic lifestyle, however, very effectively protected him against personal attacks by his detractors.
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He stays at a temple for some time and then leaves on an endless journey as an ascetic.
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He lived here for many years in meditation and led an ascetic life.
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