monastic
adjective/məˈnæstɪk/
/məˈnæstɪk/
- connected with monks or monasteries
- a monastic community
- monastic lands
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- (of a way of life) simple and quiet and possibly celibate synonym ascetic
- He leads a monastic life with very little contact with other people.
Word Originlate Middle English (referring to a religious person living alone): from late Latin monasticus, from Greek monastikos, from monazein ‘live alone’.
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