monastic C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /məˈnæstɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #40368 Meanings 1 adj Relating to monks, nuns, or the life of a monastery. The abbey preserved its strict monastic routine for centuries. 2 adj Simple, disciplined, and cut off from the outside world. He led an almost monastic life, devoted entirely to his research. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to monks, nuns, or... cloistered Common collocations monastic habit Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus. *men- (small) Proto-Indo-European monastique Middle French monasticus la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # monastic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /məˈnæstɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 40368 ## Meanings 1. Relating to monks, nuns, or the life of a monastery. 2. Simple, disciplined, and cut off from the outside world. ## Examples - The abbey preserved its strict monastic routine for centuries. - He led an almost monastic life, devoted entirely to his research. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *men- (small) - Root: monastique - Root: monasticus ## Etymology From Middle French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus. ## AI Etymology Monastic is from Middle French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus. Important recorded forms include *men- (small) (Proto-Indo-European), monastique (Middle French), and monasticus (la-lat). Current senses include relating to monks, nuns, or the life of a monastery and simple, disciplined, and cut off from the outside world. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown