Examples of “monastic” in a Sentence

adj Relating to monasteries, monks, or a life of religious seclusion.

• He adopted a monastic routine of prayer and silence.
• The hotel was a former monastic building with thick stone walls and a quiet courtyard.
• After the stressful year, she longed for a monastic life of simple meals and silence.

noun A monk, or someone living a monastery-style life.

• The monastics gathered in the chapel for evening prayer.
• Many monastics rise before dawn to pray and work in the garden.
• The book describes how a monastic spends a typical day in a mountain retreat.