| 单词 | monastic |
| 释义 | monastic —monastically, adv. /meuh nas"tik/, adj. Also, monastical. 1. of or pertaining to monasteries: a monastic library. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of monks or nuns, their manner of life, or their religious obligations: monastic vows. 3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a secluded, dedicated, or austere manner of living. n. 4. a member of a monastic community or order, esp. a monk. [1400-50; late ME monastik < LL monasticus < LGk monastikós, equiv. to monas- (verbid s. of monázein to be alone; see MON-) + -ikos -IC, with -t- by analogy with derivatives of agent nouns in -tes (cf. ATHLETE, ATHLETIC)] |
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