monachal

[ mon-uh-kuhl ]

adjective

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

monachal

/ ˈmɒnəkəl /

adjective

1. a less common word for monastic

Derived Forms

• ˈmonachist, adjectivenoun
• ˈmonachism, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of monachal¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of monachal¹

C16: from Old French, from Church Latin monachālis, from monachus monk

Example Sentences

Her thin hands were lying on her lap, her facial immobility had in it something monachal.

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Even in the imperfect light her appearance suggested something cold and monachal.

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

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To think of this would compel you towards a monachal literature, hard and contemptuous of vile lust.

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My passion for my mistress had something fierce about it, for all my life had been severely monachal.

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