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单词 monachal
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Definition of monachal in English:

monachal

adjective ˈmɒnək(ə)l
rare
  • Relating to or characteristic of a monk; monastic.

    the monachal orders of the Roman Church
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Jerome seems to have had the monacal feelings which led him wholly to avoid the society of women.
    • Indiscreet and precarious tonsures have both dishonored the monachal habit and caused the name of Christ to be blasphemed.
    • The two brands of monasticism differed in their attitude toward the state, and toward the question of monachal property.
    • Under every creed, monachal austerity and seclusion had been attempted.
    • In Measure for Measure an examination of sexuality implies a searching and sympathetic depiction of the monachal orders.
    Synonyms
    cloistered, conventual, cloistral, claustral, canonical, monastical

Origin

Late 16th century: from Old French monacal or ecclesiastical Latin monachalis, from Latin monachus 'monk'.

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