Monastic Definition

mə-năstĭk
monastical, monastics
adjective
Of or characteristic of a monastery.
Webster's New World
Of or characteristic of monks or nuns or their way of life; ascetic, austere, etc.
Webster's New World
noun
monastics
One living a monastic life.
Webster's New World
A monk.
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Other Word Forms of Monastic

Noun

Singular:
monastic
Plural:
monastics

Origin of Monastic

  • Middle English monastik from Old French monastique from Late Latin monasticus from Late Greek monastikos from Greek monazein to live alone monastery

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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