monastic

monastic
adj
1. cenobitic, conventual, communal, monachal, canonical, Eccles. regular, capitular, cloistral, abbatial, monastical, Rare. monkly, (usu. derogatory) monkish; clerical, priestly, ecclesiastical.
2. ascetic, celibate, disciplined, self-disciplined, friarlike; austere, severe, stern, harsh, rigid; unadorned, stark, plain.
3. holy, saintly, pious, dedicated, reverent, devout; prayerful, meditative, contemplative, spiritual.
4. secluded, isolated, cloistered, sheltered, sequestered; solitary, recluse, reclusive, eremitic, eremitical, eremitish, anchoritic.
n
5.See monkand

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  • monastic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to monks or nuns or their communities. 2) resembling monks or their way of life, especially in being austere or reclusive. DERIVATIVES monastically adverb monasticism noun …   English terms dictionary

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