Both Uses
austere
in
Riders of the Purple Sage
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- The strange glow, the austere light which radiated from Tull's face, might have been a holy joy at the spiritual conception of exalted duty.†
Chpt 1 *austere = a notable absence of luxury, comfort, or decoration; or stern in manner
- The whole scene impressed Venters as a wild, austere, and mighty manifestation of nature.†
Chpt 2
Definitions:
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(1)
(austere) a notable absence of luxury, comfort, or decoration
or:
of a person: stern in manner; or practicing great self-denial - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)