monastic

 
Pronunciation: /məˈnastɪk/

adjective

  • relating to monks, nuns, or others living under religious vows, or the buildings in which they live: a monastic order
  • resembling or suggestive of monks or their way of life, especially in being austere, solitary, or celibate: she set her things round the monastic student bedroom

noun

  • a monk or other follower of a monastic rule.

Derivatives

monastically

adverb

monasticism

Pronunciation: /-sɪz(ə)m/
noun

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'anchoritic'): from late Latin monasticus, from Greek monastikos, from monazein 'live alone'