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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Monastic

Mo-năs'tic, n.

noun

n. A monk.

Mo-năs'tic or Mo-năs'tic-al, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. monastique, It. & Sp. monastico, Pr. monastical, Gr. μοναστικός, from μοναστής, monk. See supra.]

  1. Pertaining to monasteries, or to monks and nuns; as, monastic institutions or rules.
  2. Secluded from the temporal concerns of life, and devoted to religion; recluse. “A life monastic.” Denham.