Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a monastic manner; in a retired manner; after the manner of monks.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a monastic manner.
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- adverb In a
monastic manner.
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Examples
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But the existence of the monastically quiet Ralphs in Compton reflects something quite different: advocacy.
Cultivating Failure 2010
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But the existence of the monastically quiet Ralphs in Compton reflects something quite different: advocacy.
Cultivating Failure 2010
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Knudson concentrated monastically on the function of a gene.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Knudson concentrated monastically on the function of a gene.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Knudson concentrated monastically on the function of a gene.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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His onetime band member John Coltrane, as monastically pure an artist and as earnest a man as ever lived, once said he envied Dizzy's lightness of heart - "that beautiful gift."
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In "The Varieties of Religious Experience," William James distinguishes between healthy, life-affirming religion and the monastically inclined, "morbid-minded" religion of the sick-souled.
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But I am not as concerned with Berman's missteps because his abiding conviction that we must quietly, monastically pursue the preservation of what is best about our culture — our history, our literature and music, our scientific knowledge, our ability to critically reason — resonates with me.
Archive 2007-01-01 M-mv 2007
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He monastically denies himself earthly pleasures (or so he claims) in order to be able to dedicate himself fully to his calling.
Narcissistic Leaders 2006
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But I am not as concerned with Berman's missteps because his abiding conviction that we must quietly, monastically pursue the preservation of what is best about our culture — our history, our literature and music, our scientific knowledge, our ability to critically reason — resonates with me.
The recommended daily allowance M-mv 2006
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