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monastically
adverb
uk /məˈnæs.tɪ.kəl.i/ us /məˈnæs.tɪ.kəl.i/
in a way that is connected with monks(= religious men who do not marry and usually live together) or monasteries(= the buildings where monks usually live):
Monastically trained scholars were able to read the ancient texts.
The king believed that the monks were not living monastically.
in a simple way, for example with few possessions, no sexual activity, and few people around you:
She has furnished her new home monastically.
I have no intention of living monastically; I enjoy life's luxuries!
The monastically based school seemed cold and austere.
He thought that the men should live monastically, sharing a dormitory and refectory.
He seemed to be monastically devoted to his job.
He dressed and ate monastically, with no unnecessary fuss.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Religious people: monks & nuns
abbess
abbey
abbot
anchorite
ascetic
benedictine
Franciscan
friar
friary
habit
hermit
lay brother
monastic
monasticism
monk
mother
novice
priory
Trappist monk
veil
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