Found 2 items, similar to Monastic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: monastic monastic adj : of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows [syn: cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastical] monastic n : a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work [syn: monk]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Monastic Monastic \Mo*nas"tic\, n. A monk. [1913 Webster] Monastic \Mo*nas"tic\, Monastical \Mo*nas"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ? monk: cf. F. monastique. See Monastery.] 1. Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules. [1913 Webster] 2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse. “A life monastic.” --Denham. [1913 Webster]