ascetical \ascetical\ adj.

1. pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic ascetical practices

Syn: ascetic [WordNet 1.5]

2. practicing great self-denial.

Syn: ascetic, austere, spartan [WordNet 1.5]

Be systematically ascetic . . . do . . . something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it. --William James. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

ascetical adj
1: pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic practices" [syn: ascetic]
2: practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence" [syn: ascetic, austere, spartan]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0