Monastical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mənˈæstɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mənˈastɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mənˈastɪkəl/

4 syllables Say it as /mənˈæstɪkəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cloistered conventual monastic cloistral

Word Forms

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

des Gemeinschaftslebens, das durch religiöse Gelübde von der Welt abgesondert ist

🇫🇷French

monastique

de la vie communautaire séquestrée du monde sous les vœux religieux

🇪🇸Spanish

monástico

de vida comunitaria secuestrada del mundo bajo votos religiosos

🇮🇹Italian

monastico

della vita comunitaria sequestrata dal mondo sotto i voti religiosi

🇳🇱Dutch

kloosterlijk

van het gemeenschapsleven dat onder religieuze geloften van de wereld is afgezonderd

🇵🇹Portuguese

monástico

da vida comunitária sequestrada do mundo sob votos religiosos

🇷🇺Russian

монашеский

общественной жизни, изолированной от мира религиозными обетами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मठवासी

धार्मिक प्रतिज्ञाओं के तहत दुनिया से अलग किए गए सामुदायिक जीवन का

🇧🇩Bengali

সন্ন্যাসী

ধর্মীয় অঙ্গীকারে পৃথিবী থেকে বিচ্ছিন্ন সাম্প্রদায়িক জীবন

🇮🇳Tamil

துறவு

மத சபதங்களின் கீழ் உலகத்திலிருந்து பிரிக்கப்பட்ட வகுப்புவாத வாழ்க்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

సన్యాసి

మతపరమైన ప్రమాణాల ప్రకారం ప్రపంచం నుండి వేరుచేయబడిన సామూహిక జీవితం

🇮🇳Marathi

मठातील

धार्मिक व्रतांखाली जगापासून अलग केलेले सांप्रदायिक जीवन

🇮🇳Gujarati

સન્યાસી

ધાર્મિક પ્રતિજ્ઞાઓ હેઠળ વિશ્વમાંથી અલગ કરાયેલા સાંપ્રદાયિક જીવન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸನ್ಯಾಸಿಗಳ

ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞೆಗಳ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಪಂಚದಿಂದ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಸಾಮುದಾಯಿಕ ಜೀವನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്യാസി

മതപരമായ പ്രതിജ്ഞകൾക്ക് കീഴിൽ ലോകത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വേർപെടുത്തിയ സാമുദായിക ജീവിതം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੱਠਵਾਦੀ

ਫਿਰਕੂ ਜੀਵਨ ਨੂੰ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਸਹੁੰ ਦੇ ਤਹਿਤ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

خانقاہی

مذہبی منتوں کے تحت دنیا سے الگ ہونے والی اجتماعی زندگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

修道院的

在宗教誓言下与世隔绝的公共生活

🇯🇵Japanese

修道院の

宗教上の誓いのもとに世間から隔離された共同生活

🇰🇷Korean

수도원의

종교적 서약으로 인해 세상으로부터 격리된 공동생활

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tu viện

về cuộc sống cộng đồng tách biệt khỏi thế giới dưới những lời thề tôn giáo

🇹🇭Thai

เกี่ยวกับสงฆ์

ของชีวิตส่วนรวมที่ถูกแยกออกจากโลกตามคำปฏิญาณทางศาสนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

biara

kehidupan komunal yang diasingkan dari dunia di bawah sumpah agama

🇵🇭Filipino

monastiko

ng komunal na buhay na nahiwalay sa mundo sa ilalim ng mga panata sa relihiyon

🇲🇾Malay

monastik

kehidupan komunal yang diasingkan dari dunia di bawah ikrar agama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رهبانية

الحياة الجماعية المنعزلة عن العالم بموجب الوعود الدينية

🇮🇷Persian

رهبانی

زندگی جمعی که تحت نذرهای مذهبی از جهان جدا شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

manastır

dini yeminlerle dünyadan uzaklaştırılan toplumsal yaşamın

🇮🇱Hebrew

נזירי

של חיים קהילתיים מבודדים מהעולם תחת נדרים דתיים

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