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Definitions of monastic in various dictionaries:
noun - a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
adj - of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a monastery.
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| This adjective for one celibate type of life comes from the Greek for "alone" |
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| Strictly disciplined or regimented. |
| Self-abnegating austere. |
| A monk. |
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| Monasticism (from Greek , monachos, derived from , monos, "alone") or monkhood is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work. Monastic life plays an important role in many Christian churches, especially in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Similar forms of religious life also exist in other faiths, most notably in Buddhism, but also in Hinduism and Jainism, although the expressions differ considerably. By contrast, in other religions monasticism is criticized and not practiced, as in Islam and Zoroastrianism, or plays a marginal role, as in Judaism. * Women pursuing a monastic life are generally called nuns, while monastic men are called monks. * Many monks and nuns live in monasteries to stay away from the secular world. The way of addressing monastics differs between the Christian traditions. As a general rule, in Roman Catholicism, monks and nuns are called brother or sister, while in Eastern Orthodoxy, they are called f |