Thesaurus: monastic

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1. n. A monk.
2. a. Alt. of Monastical
3. adj. of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
4. n. a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
5. A monk. 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. "A life monastic." Denham.
6. j:96/n:4 n a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work s of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows