Both Uses of
ascetic
in
Steppenwolf
- He will never surrender himself either to lust or to asceticism.
*asceticism = the practice of extreme self-denial (often to encourage spiritual growth)
- I had built up the ideal of a new life, inspired by the asceticism of the intellect.†
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)