ascetic

Words with a similar base: ascetic, ascetical

[abstainer.n.01] as in: someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

[ascetic.a.01] as in: pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline

[ascetic.s.01] as in: practicing great self-denial; - William James

for no other reason than that you would rather not do it
a desert nomad's austere life
a spartan diet
a spartan existence

					ascetic (English)
└── ἀσκητικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
    └── ἀσκητής (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── ἀσκέω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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