Spartan definition

(1) 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"

(2) Unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment

"A parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells

"A hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"

"A strict disciplinarian"

"A Spartan upbringing"

(3) Resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity

"Spartan courage"

(4) Of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people

(5) A resident of Sparta