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monastic definition

mo·nas·tic (mə nas′tik)

adjective

  1. of or characteristic of a monastery
  2. of or characteristic of monks or nuns or their way of life; ascetic, austere, etc.
Also monastical mo·nas′·ti·cal

Etymology: ME monastik < ML(Ec) monasticus < LGr(Ec) < Gr monastikos < monazein: see monastery

noun

one living a monastic life

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