Monastic MONAS'TIC MONAS'TICAL, a. [Low L. monasticus; Gr. sole,
separate.] Pertaining to monasteries, monks and nuns; recluse;
secluded from the temporal concerns of life and devoted to religion;
as a monastic life; monastic orders. MONAS'TIC, n. A monk.
monastic
adj 1: of communal life sequestered from the world under
religious vows [syn: cloistered, cloistral,
conventual, monastic, monastical]
n 1: a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself
to contemplation and prayer and work [syn: monk,
monastic]
monastic adjectiveDate: circa 1563 1. of or relating to monasteries or to
monks or nuns 2. resembling (as in seclusion or ascetic simplicity)
life in a monastery • monasticnoun • monasticallyadverb • monasticismnoun
monastic adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or relating to monasteries or the religious communities living in them. 2 resembling these or their way of life; solitary and celibate. --n. a monk or
other follower of a monastic rule. Derivatives: monastically adv. monasticism n. monasticize v.tr. (also -ise). Etymology: F monastique or LL monasticus f. Gk monastikos (as
MONASTERY)
monastic
məˈnæstɪk adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or relating to monasteries
or the religious communities living in them. 2 resembling these or their way
of life; solitary and celibate. --n. a monk or other follower of a monastic
rule. øømonastically adv. monasticism n. monasticize v.tr. (also -ise). [F
monastique or LL monasticus f. Gk monastikos (as MONASTERY)]
Monastic \Mo*nas"tic\, Monastical \Mo*nas"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?
monk: cf. F. monastique. See Monastery.]
1. Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants,
rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules.
2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion;
recluse. ``A life monastic.'' --Denham.
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