asceet
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek ἀσκητής (askētḗs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑˈseːt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: as‧ceet
- Rhymes: -eːt
Noun
asceet m (plural asceten, diminutive asceetje n)
- (religion) ascetic, one who lives a life of self-denial
Synonyms
- onthouder
- verzaker
- wereldverzaker
- zelfverloochenaar
Hyponyms
- anachoreet
- kluizenaar
Related terms
- ascese
- ascetisch
- ascetisme
Descendants
- Afrikaans: askeet