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monastic

[muh-nas-tik] / məˈnæs tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
with communal life
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The Baroque artist from Seville painted scenes of monastic stillness in astonishing detail.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The monastic community extended "its heartfelt condolences to her family and friends".

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Buddhism-themed tourism is thriving and tens of thousands of locals and foreigners sign up every year for "temple stay" retreats where they eat simple monastic food, do chores and meditate.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

“We continue discerning with our Order where to live our Cistercian monastic life, keeping you informed as this process unfolds,” they said.

From MarketWatch Mar. 24, 2026

Her uncle seems almost a child, monastic in the modesty of his needs and wholly independent of any sort of temporal obligations.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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