mo|nas´ti|cal|ly

mo|nas´ti|cal|ly
mo|nas|tic «muh NAS tihk», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of monks or nuns: »

monastic vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

2. of monasteries: »

monastic architecture.

3. like that of monks or nuns; ascetic.
–n.
a member of a monastic order; monk: »

monastics … who have retired to the sacred sites of Palestine (A. Kinglake).

[< Late Latin monasticus < Late Greek monastikós solitary, ultimately < mónos alone, single]
mo|nas´ti|cal|ly, adverb.

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