monastic
- noun
- /məˈnæstɪk/
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monje
- The monastic then sits alone under a tree to eat what the Lord has provided and contemplate the life one has entered.
I mean, the actual Cheetah House started as a halfway house for Brown students who wanted to become monastics because of our contemplative studies program.
- I mean, the actual Cheetah House started as a halfway house for Brown students who wanted to become monastics because of our contemplative studies program.
Examples
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Now remember that this is a monastic author, so he's a monk.
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A monastic is a commitment, nothing more; it is not the robes that make the monk-nun, it is the heart.
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My monastic teachers would say it's uncertain, isn't it?
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I'm, I'm part of this monastic group of people that or should only say something if it's factual, right?
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What if Hildegard was paradigmatic for the female monastic of her time?
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Christian Christian monastics would engage in fasting.
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- Monastic.
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I mean, the actual Cheetah House started as a halfway house for Brown students who wanted to become monastics because of our contemplative studies program.
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The monastic community established strict rules to guide their daily lives.
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Many travelers enjoy visiting the peaceful setting of a monastic retreat.
Synonyms
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A woman who lives in a religious community and promises to be poor, to not marry, and to obey leaders
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A man who lives in a religious community and spends his life praying and working
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A man who belongs to a religious group and helps people
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A monk in Tibetan Buddhism who teaches and guides people
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A monk who lives in a Roman Catholic monastery and keeps strict silence and a simple life
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A person who lives in a community to serve a faith and follow vows
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A monk or nun who lives in a strict Catholic monastery and keeps silence
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A person who belongs to a religious order and lives by vows
A monk or nun who lives in a monastery following the rules of Saint Benedict
A man who lives in a monastery as a religious brother
A woman who belongs to a religious community connected to a church
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Etymology
Monastic comes from an old Greek root mono- meaning 'one' or 'alone', and it is from the same family as monk. So a monastic is a person who lives a quiet, often alone, religious life in a monastery under vows.