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monastic

monastic is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules.
  2. 2.Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse. "A life monastic." Denham.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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