monastic
See also: monàstic
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
monastic (comparative more monastic, superlative most monastic)
- Of or relating to monasteries or monks.
- new monastic people
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- “Fear not that, Edward,” exclaimed Halbert, who never gave his brother his monastic name of Ambrosius; “none obey the command of real duty so well as those who are free from the observance of slavish bondage.”
Derived terms edit
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Translations edit
of or relating to monasteries or monks
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Noun edit
monastic (plural monastics)
- A person with monastic ways; a monk.
Translations edit
Friulian edit
Adjective edit
monastic
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French monastique.
Adjective edit
monastic m or n (feminine singular monastică, masculine plural monastici, feminine and neuter plural monastice)
Declension edit
Declension of monastic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | monastic | monastică | monastici | monastice | ||
definite | monasticul | monastica | monasticii | monasticele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | monastic | monastice | monastici | monastice | ||
definite | monasticului | monasticei | monasticilor | monasticelor |
Further reading edit
- monastic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)