monastical Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
    cloistral; cloistered; monastic; conventual.

WordNet

Mo*nas"tic noun
Definitions
  1. A monk.
Mo*nas"tic, Mo*nas"tic*al adjective (Also<
  • Monastic
  • Monastical
)
Etymology
Gr. monk: cf. F. monastique. See Monastery.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913