monachal

American  

[mon-uh-kuhl] / ˈmɒn ə kəl /

adjective

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

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monachal British  

/ ˈmɒnəkəl /

adjective

1. a less common word for monastic

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Other Word Forms

• monachism noun
• monachist adjective

Etymology

Origin of monachal

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

Example Sentences

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

Therese had appeared herself in her brown garb and as monachal as ever. 

From The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes by Conrad, Joseph

These are monachal topics and maxims of the cloister.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony

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

Installed at the château, the Abbé Boiviel conformed himself with a very good grace to the monachal existence led by its inmates.

From The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 by Various