hoeksteen
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Etymology[edit]
From hoek + steen. The generic figurative sense developed after figurative use in the Hebrew Bible in Psalm 118 and Jeremiah 28, and in the New Testament in the synoptic gospels, Acts, Ephesians 2 and 1 Peter 2.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hoeksteen m (plural hoekstenen, diminutive hoeksteentje n)
- (literally, figuratively) cornerstone
- Bij deze torenbouw is de hoeksteen van een hardere steensoort.
- In this type of tower construction the cornerstone is made of a harder type of stone.
- De confessionelen zagen het kerngezin als hoeksteen van de samenleving.
- The confessional parties viewed the nuclear family as the cornerstone of society.
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: hoeksteen