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An ascetic swears off material possessions and owns as few things as possible. Therefore its antonym would be "materialist", a person connected to and owning material things. When Gandhi died, he owned his loincloth, a spinning wheel (for making cotton into clothing), a pair of reading glasses, a pair of sandals, a prayer book, and I believe a prayer mat. The idea of asceticism is to be able to easily carry all your possessions, and therefore not be tied down to any one place, and certainly to remove all attachment and desire for material things. Therefore, a materialist would have many possessions, usually a house full or even more, causing himself to be tied down or 'rooted' to his possessions.
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ascetic
How do you use the word ascetic in a sentence?
Monks are usually ascetic.
How do you use ascetic in sentences?
He spent many years in a monastery, living as an ascetic.
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Another name for ascetic acid is Hydrogen Acetate.
What are the differences between asetic and ascetic?
ascetic: Somebody who leads a very simple life. asetic: Possibly related to aseity, possible misspelling of ascetic, not a real word.
How do you use ascetic in a sentence?
You don't know the meaning of the word ascetic!I'm an ascetic, she's an ascetic, we're all ascetics here.Wouldn't you like to be an ascetic, too?
What is a sentence using the word ascetic?
The ascetic priest lived a very simple, disciplined life.
What does ascetic mean?
Ascetic means to live one's life in strict self-denial, especially for religious purposes.
What caste would an ascetic belong to?
An ascetic is a person who belongs to everyone. He doesn't belong to any particular sector.
What is a synonym for the word ascetic?
The word "ascetic" is synonymous with "austere," "self-denying," or "abstemious."
What are the ascetic disciplines in Judaism?
It does not exist.
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An ascetic.
