Monastic - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|məˈnæstɪk|
Brit.
|məˈnæstɪk|
noun
- a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work (syn: monk)
adjective
- of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows (syn: cloistered, cloistral, conventual)
Extra examples
Roman Catholic monastic orders (=groups of monks)
He led a rather monastic lifestyle.
He founded a monastic order in Belgium.
He shows a monastic dedication to his job.
She studied for the test with monastic zeal.
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