Both Uses of
ascetic
in
Lost Horizon
- He was not an ascetic; he enjoyed the good things of the world, and was careful to teach his converts cooking as well as catechism.†
Chpt 7 *ascetic = someone who practices self-denial; or something that is severely plain
- And it is the same in other directions; you will find us neither profligate nor ascetic.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
someone who practices self-denial (often to encourage spiritual growth); or relating to such self-denial
or:
severely plain (without decoration)
or:
severely plain (without decoration)