MONASTIC

cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastic, monastical

(adjective) of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

monk, monastic

(noun) a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

monastic (comparative more monastic, superlative most monastic)

Of or relating to monasteries or monks.

Noun

monastic (plural monastics)

A person with monastic ways; a monk.

Source: Wiktionary


Mo*nas"tic, n.

Definition: A monk.

Mo*nas"tic, Mo*nas"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ENDLESSLY

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