The wealthy, self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict, ascetic life led by members of some monastic orders.
Source: tatoeba (2000)
Monastic
/məˈnæstɪk/
Synonyms for "monastic" (73 found)
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8 entriesmonastic architecturemonastic communitymonastic disciplinemonastic lifemonastic ordermonastic routinemonastic rulemonastic vows
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7 total sentences available.
The monastic life is no life for me.
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The abbess asked Mary if she was completely sure that the monastic life fit her.
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Some monastic orders engage in repetitive labor as a form of meditation.
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