Ascetic
Ascetic noun - Someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline.
Prior and ascetic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prior" instead a noun "Ascetic".
Nearby Word: asceticism
Prior
Prior noun - The head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot.
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Prior and Ascetic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascetic/prior
Ascetic & Prior. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascetic/prior>.
Prior or Ascetic. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascetic/prior.
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