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monastic

adjective as in with communal life

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Another reason that rosé may have had a hard time getting respect is that it never received the monastic imprimatur, authorization given by the Catholic Church, nor were they ever "consecrated" to serve as sacramental wine.

From Salon

Isolated in the extreme, the monastic strategy inside “Camp Capello” failed in every respect, from Rio Ferdinand’s serious knee injury on the first day of training to the undignified sight of England’s manager bellowing at a photographer before a training session in the mistaken belief he was taking unauthorised shots.

From BBC

The work incorporates as primary components both a mural-size video projection on the wall and a miniature color TV monitor sequestered inside a tiny, monastic, cell-like shack.

They study with nearly monastic focus, with the numbers and skill to operate as a world-class orchestra and opera company.

Her story is not so rare at Curtis, an extremely selective, tuition-free school whose roughly 150 students come from around the world to study with almost monastic focus.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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