monastic

adj
/məˈnæstɪk/

Etymology

From Middle French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus.

  1. derived from monasticus
  2. derived from monastique

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to monasteries or monks.

    • new monastic people
    • “Fear not that, Edward,” exclaimed Halbert, who never gave his brother his monastic name of Ambrosius; “none obey the command of real duty so well as those who are free from the observance of slavish bondage.”
  2. A person with monastic ways

    A person with monastic ways; a monk.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at monastic. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01monastic02monasteries03monastery04religious05religion06monks07monk

A definitional loop anchored at monastic. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at monastic

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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