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单词 monastic
释义 mo·nas·tic
I. \məˈnastik, mōˈ-, -naas-, -tēk\ adjective
Etymology: French & Late Latin; French monastique, from Middle French, from Late Latin monasticus, from Late Greek monastikos, from (assumed) Greek monastos (verbal of monazein to live alone) + -ikos -ic
1.
 a. : of, relating to, or connected with a monastery
  < bishop of a monastic cathedral — F.M.Stenton >
  < great monastic establishments — G.E.Fussell >
  < wholesale pillage of monastic assets — M.W.Baldwin >
 b. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of occupants of monasteries
  < a monastic congregation >
  < monastic vows >
2. : having or held to have characteristics of life in a monastery
 < the colleges … were still monastic in regimen and spirit — George Willison >
specifically : secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion
 < devout Christians … not fully embracing the monastic life — Norman Goodall >
II. noun
(-s)
: a member of a monastic order; specifically : monk
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