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Definition of Monastic
1. Noun. A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work.
Exact synonyms: Monk
Specialized synonyms: Brother, Carthusian, Cistercian, Trappist
Generic synonyms: Religious
Specialized synonyms: Bacon, Roger Bacon, Benedict, Saint Benedict, St. Benedict, Gregor Mendel, Johann Mendel, Mendel, Pelagius
Specialized synonyms: Brother, Carthusian, Cistercian, Trappist
Generic synonyms: Religious
Specialized synonyms: Bacon, Roger Bacon, Benedict, Saint Benedict, St. Benedict, Gregor Mendel, Johann Mendel, Mendel, Pelagius
2. Adjective. Of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows.
Exact synonyms: Cloistered, Cloistral, Conventual, Monastical
Similar to: Unworldly
Derivative terms: Cloister, Convent, Convent
Similar to: Unworldly
Derivative terms: Cloister, Convent, Convent
Definition of Monastic
1. n. A monk.
2. a. Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules.
Definition of Monastic
1. a monk [n -S] - See also: monk