ascétique
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin ascēticus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (askētikós). By surface analysis, ascète + -ique.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
ascétique (plural ascétiques)
Further reading edit
- “ascétique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.