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- DictionaryMo·nas·tic/məˈnastik/
adjective
- 1. relating to monks, nuns, or others living under religious vows, or the buildings in which they live: "a monastic order"
noun
- 1. a monk or other follower of a monastic rule.
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Learn the meaning of monastic as an adjective and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Monastic can refer to something related to monasteries, monks, or nuns, or to a lifestyle of seclusion or asceticism.
Monastic means connected with monks or monasteries, or a simple way of living with few possessions. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and its usage in sentences from various sources.
Monasticism (from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós) 'solitary, monastic'; from μόνος (mónos) 'alone'), also called monachism or monkhood, is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work.
Monastic means connected with monks or monasteries, or a simple way of living with few possessions. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage in sentences from various sources.
Monasticism is a religious practice or movement that involves living by a rule that goes beyond the norms of society. It can be celibate, ascetic, and separate from society, either as a hermit or a community.
adjective. of or relating to monasteries: a monastic library. of, relating to, or characteristic of monks or nuns, their manner of life, or their religious obligations: monastic vows. of, relating to, or characteristic of a secluded, dedicated, or austere manner of living.
adjective. of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows. synonyms: cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastical. unworldly. not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations. adjective. resembling life in a monastery, as by being austere or solitary. noun.
