종교적 혹은 도덕적 이유로 모든 종류의 즐거움을 피하고 엄격한 자기 절제를 실천하는
characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons
예문:
"The monk led an ascetic life in a remote mountain cave."
"His room was ascetic, containing only a bed and a small desk."
세속적인 즐거움을 멀리하고 엄격한 자기 절제와 고행을 실천하는 사람
a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention from worldly pleasures
예문:
"The desert ascetic spent decades in solitary meditation."
"As an ascetic, he renounced all his material possessions to find inner peace."