Monastic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mənˈæstɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/mənˈastɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mənˈastɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /mənˈæstɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cloistered monastical monk conventual cloistral

Parts of Speech

noun	a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
adjective	of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

Word Forms

monastic	adjective	of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
cloister	noun	residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
convent	noun	a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together
monastic	noun	a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

klösterlich

ein männlicher Ordensmann, der in einem Kloster lebt und sich der Kontemplation, dem Gebet und der Arbeit widmet

🇫🇷French

monastique

un religieux vivant dans un cloître et se consacrant à la contemplation, à la prière et au travail

🇪🇸Spanish

monástico

un religioso que vive en un claustro y se dedica a la contemplación, la oración y el trabajo

🇮🇹Italian

monastico

un religioso maschio che vive in un chiostro e si dedica alla contemplazione, alla preghiera e al lavoro

🇳🇱Dutch

kloosterlijk

een mannelijke religieus die in een klooster woont en zich wijdt aan contemplatie, gebed en werk

🇵🇹Portuguese

monástico

um religioso do sexo masculino que vive num claustro e se dedica à contemplação, à oração e ao trabalho

🇷🇺Russian

монашеский

мужчина-религиозный человек, живущий в монастыре и посвящающий себя созерцанию, молитве и работе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मठवासी

एक पुरुष धार्मिक मठ में रहता है और खुद को चिंतन, प्रार्थना और काम के लिए समर्पित करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সন্ন্যাসী

একজন পুরুষ ধার্মিক একটি ক্লোস্টারে বসবাস করে এবং নিজেকে চিন্তা, প্রার্থনা এবং কাজে নিয়োজিত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

துறவு

ஒரு ஆண் மதம் ஒரு உறைவிடத்தில் வாழ்ந்து, சிந்தனை மற்றும் பிரார்த்தனை மற்றும் வேலையில் தன்னை அர்ப்பணித்துக் கொள்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సన్యాసి

ఒక మగ మతస్థుడు ఒక క్లోయిస్టర్‌లో నివసిస్తున్నాడు మరియు ధ్యానం మరియు ప్రార్థన మరియు పనికి తనను తాను అంకితం చేసుకుంటాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

मठ

मठात राहणारा आणि चिंतन आणि प्रार्थना आणि कामासाठी स्वतःला समर्पित करणारा एक पुरुष धार्मिक

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાધુ

એક ક્લોસ્ટરમાં રહેતો અને ચિંતન અને પ્રાર્થના અને કાર્યમાં પોતાને સમર્પિત કરનાર પુરુષ ધાર્મિક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸನ್ಯಾಸಿಗಳು

ಒಬ್ಬ ಪುರುಷ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕನು ಕ್ಲೋಯಿಸ್ಟರ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಧ್ಯಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ತನ್ನನ್ನು ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്യാസി

ഒരു പുരുഷ മതവിശ്വാസി ഒരു ക്ലോയിസ്റ്ററിൽ താമസിക്കുന്നു, ധ്യാനത്തിനും പ്രാർത്ഥനയ്ക്കും ജോലിക്കും സ്വയം അർപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੱਠਵਾਦੀ

ਇੱਕ ਮਰਦ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਇੱਕ ਕੋਠੜੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਚਿੰਤਨ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਕੰਮ ਲਈ ਸਮਰਪਿਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خانقاہی

ایک مرد مذہبی جو ایک کوٹھی میں رہتا ہے اور اپنے آپ کو غور و فکر اور دعا اور کام کے لیے وقف کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

修道院的

住在修道院里，致力于沉思、祈祷和工作的男性修士

🇯🇵Japanese

修道院

修道院に住み、瞑想と祈りと仕事に専念する男性修道者

🇰🇷Korean

수사

수도원에 살면서 묵상과 기도와 일에 전념하는 남성 수도자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tu sĩ

một nam tu sĩ sống trong tu viện và chuyên tâm vào việc chiêm niệm, cầu nguyện và làm việc

🇹🇭Thai

วัดวาอาราม

นักบวชชายอาศัยอยู่ในกุฏิและอุทิศตนเพื่อการไตร่ตรองสวดมนต์และทำงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

monastik

seorang religius laki-laki yang tinggal di biara dan mengabdikan dirinya untuk kontemplasi, berdoa, dan bekerja

🇲🇾Malay

monastik

seorang lelaki beragama yang tinggal di sebuah biara dan menumpukan dirinya kepada renungan dan sembahyang dan bekerja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رهباني

رجل دين يعيش في دير ويكرس نفسه للتأمل والصلاة والعمل

🇮🇷Persian

رهبانی

مرد مذهبی که در صومعه زندگی می کند و خود را وقف تفکر و دعا و کار می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

manastır

bir manastırda yaşayan ve kendini tefekküre, duaya ve çalışmaya adayan dindar bir erkek

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְזִירִי

גבר דתי שחי בקלויסטר ומתמסר להתבוננות ותפילה ועבודה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'monastic'?

The primary meaning of 'monastic' is 'a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work'.

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Using 'monastic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'monastic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'monastic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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