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- Dictionarymonastic/məˈnastɪk/
adjective
- 1. relating to monks, nuns, or others living under religious vows, or the buildings in which they live: "a monastic order" Similar
noun
- 1. a monk or other follower of a monastic rule.
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MONASTIC definition: 1. connected with monks or monasteries 2. A monastic way of living is simple with few possessions…. Learn more.
noun. plural monastics. : a member of a monastic order : a person (such as a monk) who lives under religious vows. Monastics are people who … every day try hard to become part of a community—to relinquish aspects of the very egoism the rest of us spend our lives, in various ways, trying to enhance. Robert Coles.
monastic in American English. (məˈnæstɪk) adjective Also: monastical. 1. of or pertaining to monasteries. a monastic library. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of monks or nuns, their manner of life, or their religious obligations. monastic vows.
MONASTIC meaning: 1. connected with monks or monasteries 2. A monastic way of living is simple with few possessions…. Learn more.
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.
1. of or pertaining to monks, nuns, or monasteries: monastic vows. 2. of or resembling the secluded, dedicated, or austere life characteristic of a monastery.
Definition of monastic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
relating to monks, nuns, or others living under religious vows, or the.... Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
monasticism, an institutionalized religious practice or movement whose members attempt to live by a rule that requires works that go beyond those of either the laity or the ordinary spiritual leaders of their religions.
