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English Dictionary: monastic	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for monastic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
monastic adj of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows Synonym(s): cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastic, monastical n a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work Synonym(s): monk, monastic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monastic \Mo*nas"tic\, n. A monk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monastic \Monas"tic\, Monastical \Monas"tical\, a. [Gr. [?] monk: cf. F. monastique. See {Monastery}.] 1. Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic* institutions or rules. 2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse. [bd]A life monastic.[b8] --Denham.