mo·nas·tic (m -n s t k) 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. [Middle English monastik, from Old French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus, from Late Greek monastikos, from Greek monazein, to live alone; see monastery.] mo·nas ti·cal·ly adv. |
monastic [məˈnæstɪk]
adj also less commonly monastical
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to monasteries or monks, nuns, etc.
2. resembling this sort of life; reclusive
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a person who is committed to this way of life, esp a monk
monastically adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  monastic - a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and workBrother - (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother" Carthusian - a member of the Carthusian order religious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience Cistercian, Trappist - member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence |
| Adj. | 1. |  monastic - of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vowsunworldly - not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney |
monastic
adjective monkish, secluded, cloistered, reclusive, withdrawn, austere, celibate, contemplative, ascetic, sequestered, hermit-like, conventual, cenobitic, coenobitic, cloistral, eremitic, monachal He was drawn to the monastic life.
Translations
monastic
adj → mönchisch, klösterlich; monastic life → Klosterleben nt; monastic building → Klostergebäude nt; monastic order → Mönchsorden m; monastic vows → Ordensgelübde nt; he leads a monastic existence (fig) → er lebt wie ein Mönch
monastic [məˈnæstɪk] adj → monastico/a
monastic [məˈnæstɪk] adj → monastico/a
monastic [məˈnæstɪk] adj → monastico/a
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