Meaning

1 senses

  1. A person with monastic ways; a monk.

More definitions
  • a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

Examples

4 sentences

  1. The monastic life is no life for me.

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  2. Some monastic orders engage in repetitive labor as a form of meditation.

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  3. The abbess asked Mary if she was completely sure that the monastic life fit her.

    ruАббатиса поинтересовалась у Мэри, совершенно ли та уверена, что ей подходит монашеский образ жизни.

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  4. The wealthy, self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict, ascetic life led by members of some monastic orders.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus.

From Middle French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus.

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Forms

plural: monastics

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work:monk

See also

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