wereldverzaker

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of wereld (“world”) +‎ verzaker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeː.rəlt.fərˌzaː.kər/, /ˈʋeː.rəlt.fɛrˌzaː.kər/
  • Hyphenation: we‧reld‧ver‧za‧ker

Noun

wereldverzaker m (plural wereldverzakers, diminutive wereldverzakertje n)

  1. (chiefly Hinduism, Buddhism) ascetic, someone who pursues an ascetic way of life
    Synonym: verzaker
    • 1964, Johannes Cornelis Heesterman, Spel der tegenstellingen, E. J. Brill, section 16:
      Kortom, de ware brahmaan is de wereldverzaker, die de onderlinge afhankelijkheidsverhoudingen achter zich gelaten heeft.
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