MONASTIC


Meaning of MONASTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈnas-tik ]

adjective

Date: circa 1563

1. : of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns

2. : resembling (as in seclusion or ascetic simplicity) life in a monastery

• monastic noun

• mo·nas·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

• mo·nas·ti·cism -tə-ˌsi-zəm noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.