ascétique

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