Forget about money, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, entertainment, sex, food, etc. Asceticism is the future.
17th century, from Medieval Latin asceticus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (askētikós), from ἀσκητής (askētḗs, “monk, hermit”), from ἀσκέω (askéō, “I exercise”).
- Of or relating to ascetics
- Characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.