How to pronounce ascetic
American English pronunciation
uh-SET-ik
- IPA
- /əˈsɛtɪk/
- Syllables
- uh · SET · ik (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What ascetic means
Giving up comforts to live a strict, simple life
In a sentence: The hiker lived an ascetic life in a tiny cabin with one chair and no TV.
Where it comes from: It was first used in English around 1646. It comes from a Greek word for a hermit, from a verb meaning "to exercise."
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