monachal
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Origin of monachal
1580–90; < Late Latin monachālis, equivalent to Late Latin monach ( us ) monk + -ālis -al 1
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For its 20th anniversary last week, the little monastery in the village of Taiz�, just north of the medieval monachal center of Cluny, held a major celebration.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is a striking analogy between the experiences of Luther under the monachal r�gime and those of Saul of Tarsus under the discipline of the Pharisaic Law.
From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste
The cloisters, too, were at first fortresses of civilization, labor, agriculture, artisanship, and, though with monachal limitations, they were yet transmitters of literary and classical antiquity.
From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann
These are monachal topics and maxims of the cloister.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
The God Fo, born in Cashmere B. C. 1027, the author of the Braminical religion, strenuously advocated monachal institutions.
From Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues by Alberger, John
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