ascetic
Cross references: 1. severe as.cet.ic \*-'set-ik\ \-i-k*l\ \-k(*-)le-\ \*-'set-*-.siz-*m\ aj [Gk aske-tikos, lit., laborious, fr. aske-te-s one that ex]ercises, hermit, fr. askein to work, exercise : practicing strict self-denial as a means of religious discipline; also : AUSTERE - ascetic n