monastic
of or relating to monasteries: a monastic library.
of, relating to, or characteristic of monks or nuns, their manner of life, or their religious obligations: monastic vows.
of, relating to, or characteristic of a secluded, dedicated, or austere manner of living.
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
Origin of monastic
1Other words from monastic
- mo·nas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- non·mo·nas·tic, adjective
- non·mo·nas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- pseu·do·mo·nas·tic, adjective
- pseu·do·mo·nas·ti·cal, adjective
- pseu·do·mo·nas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- sem·i·mo·nas·tic, adjective
- un·mo·nas·tic, adjective
- un·mo·nas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use monastic in a sentence
The monastical church which stands hard by cannot claim this latter quality; neither is it important as an art monument.
The Cathedrals of Northern Spain | Charles RudyIn the thirteenth century the monastical Church of San Emeterio was raised to a collegiate and in 1775 to a bishopric.
The Cathedrals of Northern Spain | Charles RudyNearer, their pointed hoods made them monastical as a procession stealing from a range of cells to chant a midnight mass.
The Garden Of Allah | Robert HichensNever yet did a man of worth dislike good wine, it is a monastical apophthegm.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. | Francois RabelaisThou likest best monastical brewis, the prime, the flower of the pot.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. | Francois Rabelais
British Dictionary definitions for monastic
/ (məˈnæstɪk) /
of or relating to monasteries or monks, nuns, etc
resembling this sort of life; reclusive
a person who is committed to this way of life, esp a monk
Derived forms of monastic
- monastically, adverb
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