monastic
adjective
[ məˈnastɪk ]
• relating to monks, nuns, or others living under religious vows, or the buildings in which they live.
• "a monastic order"
monastic
noun
• a monk or other follower of a monastic rule.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘anchoritic’): from late Latin monasticus, from Greek monastikos, from monazein ‘live alone’.
