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Definition of monachal in English: monachaladjective ˈmɒnək(ə)l rare Relating to or characteristic of a monk; monastic. the monachal orders of the Roman Church Example sentencesExamples - Jerome seems to have had the monacal feelings which led him wholly to avoid the society of women.
- Indiscreet and precarious tonsures have both dishonored the monachal habit and caused the name of Christ to be blasphemed.
- The two brands of monasticism differed in their attitude toward the state, and toward the question of monachal property.
- Under every creed, monachal austerity and seclusion had been attempted.
- In Measure for Measure an examination of sexuality implies a searching and sympathetic depiction of the monachal orders.
Synonyms cloistered, conventual, cloistral, claustral, canonical, monastical
Origin Late 16th century: from Old French monacal or ecclesiastical Latin monachalis, from Latin monachus 'monk'. |