ascetical

Definitions

Relating to or characterized by the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence.

Relating to the exercises or practices of an ascetic, especially for religious reasons.

Examples

The monk lived an ascetical life, renouncing all material possessions to focus entirely on his spiritual practice.

Her ascetical approach to training involved waking up at dawn and adhering to a strict, minimalist diet.

Synonyms

austere abstinent spartan self-denying temperate disciplined puritanical

Antonyms

indulgent hedonistic luxurious sensual gluttonous self-indulgent sybaritic