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| 1-4 of 4Ascetic flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Ascetic- Bestialby triste_princesa | 50 terms | September 27, 2009 |
| 2 | Ascetic-Commensurate Vocab.by loraer | 19 terms | December 10, 2008 |
| 3 | altruism-asceticby kklepper | 24 terms | September 9, 2009 |
| 4 | Channae Final longevity- asceticby dudee24 | 30 terms | January 24, 2008 |
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| ascetic definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | practices self denial as spiritual discipline | 73 sets | |
| 2 | practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere; ex. ascetic life of buddhist monks; n. asceticism | 52 sets | |
| 3 | practicing self-denial; austere | 46 sets | |
| 4 | self-denying | 41 sets | |
| 5 | practicing great self-denial | 32 sets | |
| 6 | one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury | 31 sets | |
| 7 | practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious | 29 sets | |
| 8 | practicing self-denial | 29 sets | |
| 9 | one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion | 28 sets | |
| 10 | shunning pleasures | 23 sets | |
| 11 | hermitlike; practicing self-denial | 21 sets | |
| 12 | self-denying, abstinent, austere | 19 sets | |
| 13 | adj. given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion. | 18 sets | |
| 14 | adj. self-denying | 18 sets | |
| 15 | one who practices self-denial | 17 sets | |
| 16 | practicing self denial | 16 sets | |
| 17 | (n.) - one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious | 15 sets | |
| 18 | adj. practicing self-denial; austere | 15 sets | |
| 19 | a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures | 14 sets | |
| 20 | person who shuns pleasures and lives simply | 14 sets | |
| 21 | shunning pleasures; self-denying; austere | 14 sets | |
| 22 | self denying | 13 sets | |
| 23 | self-denial | 13 sets | |
| 24 | one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion | 13 sets | |
| 25 | practicing self-denial austere stark | 13 sets | |
| 26 | given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion | 12 sets | |
| 27 | self-denying; austere | 12 sets | |
| 28 | without luxuries; severely simple | 12 sets | |
| 29 | given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion. | 11 sets | |
| 30 | denying yourself pleasure | 10 sets | |
| 31 | hermit like; practicing self-denial | 10 sets | |
| 32 | practicing self-denial, austere, stark | 10 sets | |
| 33 | self denial | 9 sets | |
| 34 | (adj.) practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious (the priest lives an ___ life devoid of television, savory foods, and other pleasures. | 9 sets | |
| 35 | self-denying, austere | 9 sets | |
| 36 | without indulgence or luxuries | 9 sets | |
| 37 | practicing self-denial, austere | 9 sets | |
| 38 | hermitlike, practicing self-denial | 9 sets | |
| 39 | one who denies his body pleasure and comfort | 8 sets | |
| 40 | (adj.) practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious | 8 sets | |