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View usage for: (mənæstɪk) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Monastic means relating to monks or to a monastery. He was drawn to the monastic life. ...monastic orders. Synonyms: monkish, secluded, cloistered, reclusive More Synonyms of monastic monastic in British English (məˈnæstɪk) adjective monastical1. of or relating to monasteries or monks, nuns, etc 2. resembling this sort of life; reclusive noun3. a person who is committed to this way of life, esp a monk Derived forms monastically (moˈnastically) adverb monastic in American English (məˈnæstɪk) adjective1. of or characteristic of a monastery 2. of or characteristic of monks or nuns or their way of life; ascetic, austere, etc. : Also moˈnastical noun3. one living a monastic life Derived forms monastically (moˈnastically) adverb Word origin ME monastik < ML(Ec) monasticus < LGr(Ec) < Gr monastikos < monazein: see monastery Examples of 'monastic' in a sentencemonastic They had the feel of monastic cells.He did much to promote and reform the monastic movement as a whole.They both lived the monastic life as it has been lived for centuries.Sometimes that comes naturally with the contemplative and monastic life.Many monastic buildings were brought down in the early 13th century merely by a high wind.This has since morphed into many different monastic movements over the last 1700 years.Accommodation is available, as is a full live-in experience of the monastic life.Her sacred well is up a path to the right-hand side of the two impressive monastic buildings, one of which is of the ninth century. Definition (of a way of life) simple and austere He was drawn to the monastic life. Synonyms monkish withdrawn austere celibate contemplative sequestered hermit-like conventual cenobitic coenobitic cloistral eremitic monachal Additional synonymsDefinition rigidly abstinent and self-denying priests practising an ascetic life Synonyms self-denying, severe, plain, harsh, stern, rigorous, austere, Spartan, self-disciplined, celibate, puritanical, frugal, abstemious, abstinentDefinition sheltered or protected the cloistered world of royalty Synonyms sheltered, protected, restricted, shielded, confined, insulated, secluded, reclusive, shut off, sequestered, hermitic, withdrawn, cloistral She had become increasingly ill and reclusive. Synonyms solitary, retiring, withdrawn, isolated, secluded, cloistered, monastic, recluse, ascetic, sequestered, hermit-like, hermitic, eremitic - monarch
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Additional synonymsDefinition private and sheltered We found a secluded beach further on. Synonyms private, sheltered, isolated, remote, lonely, cut off, solitary, out-of-the-way, tucked away, cloistered, sequestered, off the beaten track, unfrequentedSynonyms secluded, private, retired, quiet, remote, isolated, lonely, out-of-the-way, cloistered, unfrequented |