monastic

(mə-năs'tĭk) also mo·nas·ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl)
adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a monastery. Used often of monks and nuns.
2. Resembling life in a monastery in style, structure, or manner, especially:
   1. Secluded and contemplative.
   2. Strictly disciplined or regimented.
   3. Self-abnegating; austere.

n.
A monk.

[Middle English monastik, from Old French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus, from Late Greek monastikos, from Greek monazein, to live alone. See monastery.]

monastically mo·nas'ti·cal·ly adv.

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IN BRIEF: Relating to monks or nuns and where they live.

Choosing to live a monastic life often means spending hours in quiet meditation daily.

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• Introverted, Reserved, Isolated, or Mysterious

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See words rhyming with "monastic."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - munke-, kloster-, klosteragtig
n. - munk

Nederlands (Dutch)
kloosterling, monastiek

Français (French)
adj. - (Relig) monastique, monacal
n. - (Relig) monastique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mönch
adj. - mönchisch, klösterlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μοναχός
adj. - (θρησκ., μτφ.) καλογερικός, μοναστικός, μοναχικός

Italiano (Italian)
monaco, monastico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - monge (m)
adj. - monástico

Русский (Russian)
монах, монастырский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - monástico
n. - fraile, monje

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kloster
adj. - kloster-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
修道院的, 修道院生活的, 修道士的, 禁欲的, 僧侣, 修道士

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 修道院的, 修道院生活的, 修道士的, 禁欲的
n. - 僧侶, 修道士

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 수도원[사]의, 금욕적인
n. - 수도사

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 修道院の, 修道士の, 修道院生活の, 禁欲的な, 隠遁的な
n. - 修道士

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متصومع (صفه) صومعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של מנזרים, של נזירים, בודד, נזירי‬
n. - ‮נזיר‬

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