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单词 monastic
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monastic

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.
(adjective) 
Definition
(of a way of life) simple and austere
He was drawn to the monastic life.
Synonyms
monkish
secluded
We found a secluded beach further on.
cloistered
the cloistered world of royalty
reclusive
She had become increasingly ill and reclusive.
withdrawn
austere
celibate
contemplative
ascetic
priests practising an ascetic life
sequestered
hermit-like
conventual
cenobitic
coenobitic
cloistral
eremitic
monachal

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ascetic
Definition
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,
abstinent
in the sense of cloistered
Definition
sheltered or protected
the cloistered world of royalty
Synonyms
sheltered,
protected,
restricted,
shielded,
confined,
insulated,
secluded,
reclusive,
shut off,
sequestered,
hermitic,
withdrawn,
cloistral
in the sense of reclusive
She had become increasingly ill and reclusive.
Synonyms
solitary,
retiring,
withdrawn,
isolated,
secluded,
cloistered,
monastic,
recluse,
ascetic,
sequestered,
hermit-like,
hermitic,
eremitic

Nearby words of
monastic

  • monarch
  • monarchy
  • monastery
  • monastic
  • monetary
  • money
  • money-grubbing

Synonyms of 'monastic'

monastic

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of secluded
Definition
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,
unfrequented
in the sense of sequestered
Synonyms
secluded,
private,
retired,
quiet,
remote,
isolated,
lonely,
out-of-the-way,
cloistered,
unfrequented
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