monastic

adjective mo·nas·tic \ mə-ˈnas-tik \

|Updated on: 13 Jul 2018

Examples: monastic in a Sentence

Definition of monastic

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

the rituals of monastic life

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

shows a monastic dedication to his job

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monastic

noun

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monastically

play \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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monasticism

play \-tə-ˌsi-zəm\ noun

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Examples of monastic in a Sentence

He founded a monastic order in Belgium.
He shows a monastic dedication to his job.
She studied for the test with monastic zeal.

Recent Examples of monastic from the Web

The relic exemplifies the extraordinary monastic movement that in ages past swept Ireland and kept alive texts, classical and otherwise, in the face of the Roman Empire’s collapse.

— robert hackett, Fortune, "When Ireland Rebooted Civilization," 18 June 2018
Highlights include visits to Connemara and Killarney national parks and the Cliffs of Moher as well as to neolithic stone circles, Celtic forts, castles, monastic sites and pre-Christian tombs.

— anne harnagel, latimes.com, "Hiking, history and culture collide on this tour of southern Ireland," 12 June 2018
Yet Tayang hopes to keep the monastic way of life alive, in his generation and beyond.

— National Geographic, "These Millennial Monks Are Adapting to a Modernizing World," 8 June 2018
All rooms have been designed to reflect the monastic history and features of the hotel and combine contemporary furniture and design with traditional features.

— Town & Country, "These Are the 83 Top Hotels Around the World," 6 Oct. 2016
And though the house is small, the bedrooms are larger than the spartan, monastic sleeping spaces Wright designed early on.

— judy rose, Detroit Free Press, "Frank Lloyd Wright house near Ann Arbor is a 'small masterpiece'," 9 June 2018
Jennifer Connelly made a statement at the Solo: A Star Wars Story screening in Cannes yesterday, wearing Louis Vuitton’s monastic minidress, then jetted out in slick style just after.

— edward barsamian, Vogue, "Jennifer Connelly Nails Flawless, Yet Easy Airport Style," 16 May 2018
Routine, which orders the lives of Kooser and his country neighbors, has a monastic intensity in his poems, as the repetition of domestic ritual is embraced, not merely endured.

— danny heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, "'Kindest Regards' serves up the quietly subversive poetry of Ted Kooser," 29 May 2018
The order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (OCSO), commonly called the Trappists were founded in the 11th century and follow the rule of St. Benedict in their Christian monastic practice.

— shelia poole, ajc, "Things to do in and around Atlanta this weekend," 26 May 2018

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