Severe vs Ascetic - What's the difference?
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Very bad or intense.
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Strict or harsh.
Sober, plain in appearance, austere.
Of or relating to ascetics; characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.
* Sir Walter Scott
One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.
Severe is a related term of ascetic.
As adjectives the difference between severe and ascetic
is that severe is severe, harsh while ascetic is of or relating to ascetics; characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.As a noun ascetic is
one who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.severe
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Synonyms
* brutal * extreme * hard * harsh * intense * rigorous * seriousAntonyms
* (very bad or intense) mild * (very bad or intense) minor * (strict or harsh) lenientDerived terms
* severely (adverb) * severity (noun) * severeness (noun)External links
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(wikipedia ascetic)Alternative forms
* ascetick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- The stern ascetic rigor of the Temple discipline.