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monastic

[muh-nas-tik] / məˈnæs tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
with communal life
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Hole by hole, she cut the pattern by hand, using a hair-thin steel wire and a technique that was almost monastic in its repetition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“We continue discerning with our Order where to live our Cistercian monastic life, keeping you informed as this process unfolds,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

And then as I say in the book, I came home and turned on the TV and saw a documentary about Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk, and monastic life and the priesthood.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

It’s a reminder of centuries of tradition, monastic practices, and skilled farmers shading tea fields by hand.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2025

Her uncle seems almost a child, monastic in the modesty of his needs and wholly independent of any sort of temporal obligations.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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