Semimonastic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌsɛmiməˈnæstɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Semimonastic is an adjective meaning Having certain monastic aspects.
Meaning
Having certain monastic aspects.
Example Sentences
The Beghards lived in semimonastic communities, without taking formal vows.
The colleges were male bastions, and academic study was meant to be a semi-monastic vocation. Thus one was not permitted to bring women into college, except on a few special occasions per year, and then only for a couple of hours in the afternoon.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include monodomous, monosemic, semicollegiate, monoseme, monecian, quasimilitary.
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