'Monastic' definitions:

Definition of 'monastic'

From: WordNet
adjective
Of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows [syn: cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastic, monastical]
noun
A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work [syn: monk, monastic]

Definition of 'Monastic'

From: GCIDE
  • Monastic \Mo*nas"tic\, n. A monk. [1913 Webster] Monastic

Definition of 'Monastic'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse. "A life monastic." --Denham. [1913 Webster]