ascétique

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin ascēticus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (askētikós). Synchronically analysable as ascète +‎ -ique.

Adjective

ascétique (plural ascétiques)

1. ascetic

Further reading

• “ascétique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.