{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_; monk: cf. F. monastique. See Monastery. ] 1. Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse. “A life monastic.” Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]