The Only Use of
ascetic
in
Ender's Game
- "A non-materialist. And yet you are unpleasantly fat.
A gluttonous ascetic? Such a contradiction."
"When I'm tense, I eat."
Chpt 14ascetic = one who practices self-denial
Definition:
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(ascetic) someone who practices self-denial (often to encourage spiritual growth); or relating to such self-denial
or:
severely plain (without decoration)