monachal

[ mon-uh-kuhl ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to monks or their life; monastic.

Origin of monachal

1
1580–90; <Late Latin monachālis, equivalent to Late Latin monach(us) monk + -ālis-al1

Words Nearby monachal

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How to use monachal in a sentence

  • Her thin hands were lying on her lap, her facial immobility had in it something monachal.

    Under Western Eyes | Joseph Conrad
  • Even in the imperfect light her appearance suggested something cold and monachal.

    Romance | Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • Therese had appeared herself in her brown garb and as monachal as ever.

    The Arrow of Gold | Joseph Conrad
  • To think of this would compel you towards a monachal literature, hard and contemptuous of vile lust.

    Very Woman | Remy de Gourmont
  • My passion for my mistress had something fierce about it, for all my life had been severely monachal.

    Child of a Century, Complete | Alfred de Musset

British Dictionary definitions for monachal

monachal

/ (ˈmɒnəkəl) /


adjective
  1. a less common word for monastic

Origin of monachal

1
C16: from Old French, from Church Latin monachālis, from monachus monk

Derived forms of monachal

  • monachism, noun
  • monachist, adjective, noun

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