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
monastic (comparative more monastic, superlative most monastic)
Of or relating to monasteries or monks.
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
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
