monastic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Relating to monks, nuns, or the life of a monastery.

   The abbey preserved its strict monastic routine for centuries.

2. 2
   adj

   Simple, disciplined, and cut off from the outside world.

   He led an almost monastic life, devoted entirely to his research.

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From Middle French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus.

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