Monastically

mo·nas·tic  (m-nstk) also mo·nas·ti·cal (-t-kl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a monastery. Used often of monks and nuns.

2. Resembling life in a monastery in style, structure, or manner, especially:

a. Secluded and contemplative.

b. Strictly disciplined or regimented.

c. Self-abnegating; austere.

n.

A monk.

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[Middle English monastik, from Old French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus, from Late Greek monastikos, from Greek monazein, to live alone; see monastery.]

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mo·nasti·cal·ly adv.