monastic
/məˈnæstɪk/
noun
- A person who lives in a monastery as a monk or nun.
- Each monastic takes vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- Visitors to the monastery can sometimes stay and share meals with the monastics.
- The monastic spent hours each day copying ancient manuscripts.
adjective
- Relating to monks, nuns, or the life of a religious community that lives apart from the world, often in a monastery.
- He chose a monastic life of prayer and silence in a remote abbey.
- She admired the simple, monastic architecture of the old stone building.
- The monastery's monastic rules require the monks to wake up before dawn.
- Very simple, plain, and without luxuries or distractions; resembling the lifestyle of a monk.
- His apartment was almost monastic, with only a bed, a desk, and a chair.
- During her retreat, she adopted a monastic routine of meditation and fasting.
- The writer lived a monastic existence, focusing only on his work.
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