Associations to the word «Monastic»

Wiktionary

MONASTIC, adjective. Of or relating to monasteries or monks.
MONASTIC, noun. A person with monastic ways; a monk.

Dictionary definition

MONASTIC, noun. A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work.
MONASTIC, adjective. Of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke