Monastic
11monastic — [[t]mənæ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Monastic means relating to monks or to a monastery. He was drawn to the monastic life. ...monastic orders …
12monastic — /məˈnæstɪk / (say muh nastik) adjective Also, monastical. 1. of or relating to monasteries: monastic architecture. 2. of, relating to, or characteristic of monks, or other persons living in seclusion from the world under religious vows: monastic… …
13monastic — adjective 1 concerned with or relating to monks or monasteries: monastic lands 2 someone who has a monastic way of life lives alone and very simply monastically / kli/ adverb monasticism noun (U) …
14monastic — adjective 1) a monastic community Syn: cloistered, cloistral, claustral 2) a monastic existence Syn: austere, ascetic, simple, solitary, monkish, celibate, quiet, cloistered, sequest …
15monastic — mo•nas•tic [[t]məˈnæs tɪk[/t]] adj. Also, mo•nas′ti•cal. 1) rel of or pertaining to monks, nuns, or monasteries: monastic vows 2) rel of or resembling the secluded, dedicated, or austere life characteristic of a monastery 3) rel a member of a… …
16monastic — adjective Date: 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 • monastic noun • monastically adverb • monasticism noun …
17monastic — 1. adjective Of or relating to monasteries or monks. See Also: monastery, monasticism, monk 2. noun A person with monastic ways, e.g. monks …
18monastic — adj. Monastic is used with these nouns: ↑order, ↑vow …
19monastic — adjective relating to monks, nuns, etc., or the buildings in which they live. ↘resembling monks or their way of life, especially in being austere or celibate. noun a monk or other member of a monastic order. Derivatives monastically adverb… …
20monastic — UK [məˈnæstɪk] / US adjective 1) relating to monks or monasteries 2) a monastic way of life is quiet and simple Derived word: monasticism UK [məˈnæstɪsɪz(ə)m] / US [məˈnæstɪˌsɪzəm] noun uncountable …
