ascetics
/əˈsɛtɪk/
adjective
Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labour
austere,self-denying,abstinent,abstemious,non-indulgent,self-disciplined,frugal,simple,rigorous,strict,severe,hair-shirt,spartan,monastic,monkish,monklike,nunlike
noun
A person who follows an ascetic life.
The composition of hymns of the Rig-Veda was done by Hindu recluses, ascetics, Rishis and Sages rooted in the realities of life inside the society.
abstainer,recluse,hermit,solitary,anchorite,anchoress,desert saint,celibate,puritan,nun,monk