monastics

[US]/mə'næstɪk/
[UK]/mə'næstɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. luostariin liittyvä; luostarilaisuuteen liittyvä; munkin tai nunnan kaltainen
n. munkki tai nunna; luostarijärjestön jäsen

Phrases & Collocations

monastic lifestyle

munkkiläinen elämäntapa

monastic community

munkkiyhteisö

monastic tradition

munkkielämä perinne

monastic vows

munkkilupaukset

monastic order

munkkivalo

Example Sentences

he drew up a body of monastic observances.

hän laati joukon munkkilupausten sääntöjä.

she set her things round the monastic student bedroom.

hän asetteli tavaroitaan munkkioppilaan huoneeseen.

Real-world Examples

His apartment was described in terms that included monastic and Spartan.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

The monastic university predates the University of Oxford and Europe's oldest university, Bologna, by more than 500 years.

Source: BBC Reading Selection

I entered the captain's stateroom. It had an austere, almost monastic appearance. An iron bedstead, a worktable, some washstand fixtures.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Ekido broke monastic law by mentally " clinging to" the woman.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

The whole monastic portion was excavated.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

The monastic life is poor and simple.

Source: A Bite of China Season 1

Adorned with thorns and emitting ethereal light, it became an insignia of monastic love.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) September 2019 Collection

In the same year, the Benedictine order, the first of the great monastic orders, was founded.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

Many aspects of medieval monastic life can be traced back to beliefs dating from the Greco-Roman civilization.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

According to monastic law, monks were not supposed to go near women, let alone touch a beautiful stranger.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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