Hedonistic vs. Ascetic

Hedonisticadjective

Devoted to pleasure; epicurean.

Hedonisticadjective

Same as Hedonic, 2.

Hedonisticadjective

devoted to pleasure;

Hedonisticadjective

engaged in the pursuit of pleasure; sensually self-indulgent

Asceticadjective

Of or relating to ascetics

Asceticadjective

Characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.

Asceticnoun

One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.

Asceticadjective

Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere; severe.

Asceticnoun

In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse; hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in religious things.

Asceticnoun

practices self denial as spiritual discipline

Asceticadjective

pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline;

Asceticadjective

practicing great self-denial;

Asceticadjective

characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons

Asceticnoun

a person who follows an ascetic life.