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monachal
mon·a·chal [ mónnik'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
monastic: relating to a monastery or monks, or resembling monastic life
[Late 16th century. Directly or via French< ecclesiastical Latin monachalis< late Latin monachus (see monk)]

mon·a·chism noun
mon·a·chist adjective, noun
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