Monkish

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism.

    "Among the most curious, original, and lively of the monkish Latin poems, are those least in harmony with their cold ascetic discipline."

  2. 2
    Tending to self-denial; ascetic.
Adjective
  1. 1
    befitting a monk; inclined to self-denial wordnet

Synonyms

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celibatemonasticmonklikemonklikenonindulgent

Example

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"Father Zachary urged these perils to the Baron with all the force of monkish rhetoric."

Etymology

From monk + -ish.

Related phrases

self denial

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