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Definition of: monastic
(mə·nas′tik) adjective
1. Pertaining to religious seclusion.
2. Characteristic of monasteries or their inhabitants; monkish. Also mon·as·te·ri·al (mon′əs·tir′ē·əl), mo·nas′ti·cal.
—noun A monk or other religious recluse. [<F monastique <Med. L monasticus <Gk. monastikos]
—mo·nas′ti·cal·ly adverb
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