monastic
Pronunciations (2)
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/məˈnæstɪk/
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məˈnæstɪk
Adjective
Of or relating to monasteries or monks.
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new monastic people
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“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.”
Noun
A person with monastic ways; a monk.
Adjective
of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
Noun
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
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