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monastic

[muh-nas-tik] / məˈnæs tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
with communal life
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When Kristen Hartke wrote about soup master Brother Victor-Antoine d’Avila-Latourrette and we published his Monastic Garlic Soup, I slurped it up with enthusiasm.

From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2022

Later that decade, Alice Coltrane recorded her solo debut record, “A Monastic Trio,” in a studio in the basement.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2018

He is the author of “The Father and the Son: My Father’s Journey Into the Monastic Life,” which tells the story of his father, a former civil servant who entered a monastery.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2018

Monastic Orders are an integral part of the Roman Catholic church.

From Time Magazine Archive

Monastic institutions have charms for a well-constituted mind.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various




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