Monastic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /məˈnæstɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Monastic is an adjective meaning Of or relating to monasteries or monks.
Meaning
Of or relating to monasteries or monks.
More Meanings
- A person with monastic ways; a monk.
Example Sentences
new monastic people
“Fear not that, Edward,” exclaimed Halbert, who never gave his brother his monastic name of Ambrosius; “none obey the command of real duty so well as those who are free from the observance of slavish bondage.”
Word Forms
- monastick
- monastics
Synonyms for monastic
Depending on context, synonyms include cloistered, unworldly, monk, cloistral, monastical, conventual.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include monk, cloistered, monastical, cloistral, conventual, unworldly.
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