Select the option which is the most appropriate one word substitution for the given group of words.

One who denies oneself ordinary bodily pleasures

ascetic

The most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words "one who denies oneself ordinary bodily pleasures" is ascetic.

• Ascetic means a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstinence, typically for religious reasons.
• Aesthetic means relating to beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
• Atheist means a person who does not believe in the existence of God or gods.
• Theist means a person who believes in the existence of God or gods.

The word ascetic is the most appropriate because it specifically refers to a person who denies themselves ordinary bodily pleasures in order to achieve spiritual enlightenment. The other words do not have the same connotation of being someone who denies themselves pleasure.