religious person vs ascetic

ascetic vs religious person

religious person and ascetic both are nouns.

religious person is not an adjective while ascetic is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
religious person	Yes	No	No	No
ascetic	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, ascetic is a hyponym of religious person; that is, ascetic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than religious person:

religious person: a person who manifests devotion to a deity
ascetic: someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

Other hyponyms of religious person include religionist, Christian, non-Catholic, Moslem, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindoo, Hindu, abstainer, agnostic, anointer, believer, worshiper, worshipper, celibate, church member, churchgoer, coreligionist, Mandaean, Mandean, missionary, missioner, Moonie, oblate, Ebionite, Nazarene, novice, novitiate, pagan, Parsee, Parsi, penitent, prayer, supplicant, prophet, religious, religious leader, Sabbatarian, sacrificer, tritheist.

religious person (noun)	ascetic (noun)
a person who manifests devotion to a deity	someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

religious person (adjective)	ascetic (adjective)
	pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
	practicing great self-denial

Difference between religious person and ascetic

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