ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. 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

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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