Select the option which is the most appropriate one word substitution for the given group of words.
One who denies oneself ordinary bodily pleasures.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. ascetic.
- Aesthetic: concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
- Theist: a person who believes in the existence of a god or gods, specifically of a creator who intervenes in the universe.
- Atheist: a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.
- Ascetic: characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
Therefore ascetic is the most apt. option to be used here.