monastic

M3O1N1A1S1T1I1C3
/məˈnæstɪk/

adjective

Of or relating to monasteries or monks.

“new monastic people”

Similar
cloisteredcloistralconventualmonasticalunworldlymonk
OriginMiddle French monastique ← Late Latin monasticus →
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Meanings

adjectivemonastic (comparative more monastic, superlative most monastic)

comparative more monastic · superlative most monastic · alternative monastick

  1. Of or relating to monasteries or monks.

    new monastic people

    1 more example

    “Fear not that, Edward,” exclaimed Halbert, who never gave his brother his monastic name of Ambrosius; “none obey the command of real duty so well as those who are free from the observance of slavish bondage.”

    1820, [Walter Scott], chapter XV, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and John Ballantyne, […], →OCLC, page 344
nounmonastic (plural monastics)

plural monastics · alternative monastick

  1. A person with monastic ways; a monk.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

Similar
cloisteredcloistralconventualmonasticalunworldly

nouna male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

Similar
monk
Broader
religious
Also see
cloisteredcloistralconventualmonachistmonkmonklikereligious

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Late Latinmonasticus
  2. Middle Frenchmonastique
  3. Englishmonastic

From Middle French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus.

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Translations

Bulgarian монашески
  • монашески (monašeski)of or relating to monasteries or monks
Catalan monàstic, monacal
  • monàsticof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • monacalof or relating to monasteries or monks
Chinese Mandarin 修道院的
  • 修道院的 (xiūdàoyuàn de)of or relating to monasteries or monks
Czech mnišský
  • mnišskýof or relating to monasteries or monks
Dutch monastiek, kloosterlijk
  • monastiekof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • kloosterlijkof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • kloosterachtigof or relating to monasteries or monks
Esperanto monaĥa
  • monaĥaof or relating to monasteries or monks
Finnish luostari-, luostarimainen
  • luostari-of or relating to monasteries or monks
  • luostarimainenof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • munkki-of or relating to monasteries or monks
  • munkkimainenof or relating to monasteries or monks
French monastique
  • monastiqueof or relating to monasteries or monks
German mönchisch, klösterlich
  • mönchischof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • klösterlichof or relating to monasteries or monks
Greek μοναστικός, μοναχικός
  • μοναστικός (monastikós)of or relating to monasteries or monks
  • μοναχικός (monachikós)of or relating to monasteries or monks
  • μοναχός (monachós)person with monastic ways
Hebrew פרוש
  • פרוש (paruš)of or relating to monasteries or monks
Hungarian szerzetesi, monasztikus
  • szerzetesiof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • monasztikusof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • szerzetesperson with monastic ways
Italian monastico, monacale
  • monasticoof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • monacaleof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • fratescoof or relating to monasteries or monks
Japanese 修道院の
  • 修道院の (shūdōin no)of or relating to monasteries or monks
Korean 수도원(修道院)의
  • 수도원(修道院)의 (sudowon-ui)of or relating to monasteries or monks
Polish monastyczny, mnisi
  • monastycznyof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • mnisiof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • mnichperson with monastic ways
  • mniszkaperson with monastic ways
Portuguese monacal, monástico
  • monacalof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • monásticoof or relating to monasteries or monks
Romanian monastic, monahal
  • monasticof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • monahalof or relating to monasteries or monks
Russian мона́шеский, монасты́рский
  • мона́шеский (monášeskij)of or relating to monasteries or monks
  • монасты́рский (monastýrskij)of or relating to monasteries or monks
Slovak mníšsky
  • mníšskyof or relating to monasteries or monks
Spanish monástico, monacal
  • monásticoof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • monacalof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • monjilof or relating to monasteries or monks
  • frailunoof or relating to monasteries or monks
Swedish kloster-, munk-
  • kloster-of or relating to monasteries or monks
  • munk-of or relating to monasteries or monks
  • klosterligof or relating to monasteries or monks
Ukrainian черне́чий, черне́цький
  • черне́чий (černéčyj)of or relating to monasteries or monks
  • черне́цький (černécʹkyj)of or relating to monasteries or monks
  • черни́чий (černýčyj)of or relating to monasteries or monks

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with monastic

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APA

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MLA

“monastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monastic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monastic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monastic.

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