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Monastic : adj : of communal life sequestered from the world under religious
vows [syn: cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastical]
(noun)
1: a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself
to contemplation and prayer and work [syn: monk]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Monastic : \Mo*nas"tic\, n.
A monk.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Monastic : \Mo*nas"tic\, Monastical \Mo*nas"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?
monk: cf. F. monastique. See Monastery.]
1. Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants,
rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules.
2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion;
recluse. ``A life monastic.'' --Denham.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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