English Explanatory Dictionary

monastic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to monasteries or monks.
noun
  1. A person with monastic ways; a monk.

Pronunciation

/məˈnæstɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monastic.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-monastic.wav

Word forms

monastic more monastic most monastic monastick monastics

Etymology

From Middle French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus.

Related words

monastery monasticism monk

Derived words

antimonastic monastically monasticize nonmonastic pseudomonastic semimonastic unmonastic
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