Words similar to ascetic

Example sentences for: ascetic

How can you use “ascetic” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

But the life of an ascetic and the wisdom of Hindu teachers did not satisfy his quest.
Members are portrayed as ascetic and hard-nosed, men you can respect even if you don't agree with them.
Was he a "sheeted ascetic & do-gooder" or a "major influence" on mass movements everywhere?
The latter was built by Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa to split and counteract the powerful influence of Nishi-Honganji, which had attracted thousands of followers with its free-wheeling Buddhism: it allowed priests to marry and have children, permitted the eating of meat, and renounced traditional ascetic practices.
The very remoteness of Tohoku was appealing to such religious groups as the Zen Buddhists, who espouse an ascetic, unworldly life and constructed some of the country’s finest Buddhist temples in this northern part of Honshu.