Definition of MONASTIC

monastic

Meanings

Plural: monastics

Noun

  • a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
  • A person with monastic ways; a monk.

Adjective Satellite

  • of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

Adj

  • Of or relating to monasteries or monks.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus.

Scrabble Score: 12

monastic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
monastic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
monastic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

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