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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for monastic:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

monastic
    adj 1: of communal life sequestered from the world under
           religious vows [syn: cloistered, cloistral,
           conventual, monastic, monastical]
    n 1: a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself
         to contemplation and prayer and work [syn: monk,
         monastic]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Monastic \Mo*nas"tic\, n.
   A monk.
   [1913 Webster] Monastic

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Monastic \Mo*nas"tic\, Monastical \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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion;
      recluse. "A life monastic." --Denham.
      [1913 Webster]

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