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Definition of MONASTIC

Monastic
Monastic Mo*nas"tic, n. A monk.
Monastic
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. 2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse. ``A life monastic.' --Denham.

Meaning of MONASTIC from wikipedia

- Monasticism (from Ancient Gr**** μοναχός (monakhós) 'solitary, monastic'; from μόνος (mónos) 'alone'), also called monachism or monkhood, is a religious...
- respective Christian denominations that have forms of monastic living. Those living the monastic life are known by the generic terms monks (men) and nuns...
- The monastic community of Mount Athos is an Eastern Orthodox community of monks around Mount Athos, Greece, who hold the status of an autonomous region...
- complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery...
- Monastic state may refer to: Monastic community of Mount Athos Monastic State of the Teutonic Order Monastic State of the Livonian Order Monastic State...
- "monk" is applied mainly to men, while nun is typically used for female monastics. Although the term monachos is of Christian origin, in the English language...
- live and as a devotional space. Cells are often part of larger cenobitic monastic communities such as Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and Orthodox Christian...
- Monastic granges were outlying landholdings held by monasteries independent of the manorial system. The first granges were owned by the Cistercians, and...
- Buddhist lay people. Three surviving traditions of monastic discipline (Vinaya), govern modern monastic life in different regional traditions: Theravada...
- residence of Pope Benedict XVI. In 2023, Pope Francis returned it to its monastic purpose with an invitation to Benedictine nuns of the Abbey of St. Scholastica...