monachal

[ mon-uh-kuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

monachal

/ ˈmɒnəkəl /

1580–90; < Late Latin monachālis, equivalent to Late Latin monach ( us ) monk + -ālis -al ¹

C16: from Old French, from Church Latin monachālis, from monachus monk

Her thin hands were lying on her lap, her facial immobility had in it something monachal.

Even in the imperfect light her appearance suggested something cold and monachal.

Therese had appeared herself in her brown garb and as monachal as ever.

To think of this would compel you towards a monachal literature, hard and contemptuous of vile lust.

My passion for my mistress had something fierce about it, for all my life had been severely monachal.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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