{ Mo*nas"tic (?), 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. 2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse. "A life monastic." Denham. Mo*nas"tic (?), n. A monk.
{ Mo*nas"tic (?), 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.
2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse. "A life monastic." Denham.
Mo*nas"tic (?), n. A monk.
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