ascendent ascendent /əˈsɛndənt/

adjective

1. Most powerful, important or influential  ( ascendant , ascendent , dominating )
   most powerful, important or influential
    The economically ascendant class
   the economically ascendant class
    D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe
   D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe
   
2. Tending or directed upward  ( ascendant , ascendent , ascensive )
   tending or directed upward
    Rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage
   rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage
   

noun

1. Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)  ( ascendant , ascendent , root , ancestor , antecedent )
   someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
    My ancestors came to America in the early 19th century.
   My ancestors came to America in the early 19th century.
   
   
2. Position or state of being dominant or in control  ( ascendant , ascendent )
   position or state of being dominant or in control
    That idea was in the ascendant
   that idea was in the ascendant
   

 Hakenkreuz Hakenkreuz /ˈhɑːkənkroʊts/

noun

1. The official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction  ( Hakenkreuz , swastika )
   the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
   
   

 diseased person diseased person /dɪˈziːzd ˈpɜːrsən/

noun

1. A person suffering from an illness  ( diseased person , sick person , sufferer )
   a person suffering from an illness
    The sufferer sought medical advice to alleviate his persistent symptoms.
   The sufferer sought medical advice to alleviate his persistent symptoms.
   
   

 Niels Abel Niels Abel /nils ˈeɪbəl/

noun

1. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)  ( Abel , Niels Abel , Niels Henrik Abel )
   Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)