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Mon`as*te"ri*al (?), a. [L.
monasterials, fr. monasterium.] Of or pertaining
to monastery, or to monastic life. --
Mon`as*te"ri*al*ly, adv.

Mon"as*te*ry (?), n.; pl.
Monasteries (#). [L. monasterium, Gr. &?;,
fr. &?; a solitary, a monk, fr. &?; to be alone, live in solitude,
fr. mo`nos alone. Cf. Minister.] A house of
religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns,
especially for monks; -- more rarely applied to such a house for
females.

Syn. -- Convent; abbey; priory. See Cloister.

Mo*nas"tic (?), n. A
monk.

{ Mo*nas"tic (?), Mo*nas"tic*al (?), }
a. [Gr. &?; monk: cf. F. monastique. See
Monastery.] 1. Of or pertaining to
monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic
institutions or rules.

2. Secluded from temporal concerns and
devoted to religion; recluse. "A life monastic."
Denham.


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