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semimonastic

/ˌsɛmiməˈnæstɪk/

semimonastic adjective: having certain monastic aspects.

Adjective

semimonastic (not comparable)

  1. Having certain monastic aspects.
    • The Beghards lived in semimonastic communities, without taking formal vows.
    • The colleges were male bastions, and academic study was meant to be a semi-monastic vocation. Thus one was not permitted to bring women into college, except on a few special occasions per year, and then only for a couple of hours in the afternoon.2010, Thomas J. Schaeper, Kathleen Schaeper, “Yanks and Brits”, in Rhodes Scholars, Oxford, and the Creation of an American Elite, New York, NY: Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page 52

Origin of semimonastic

From semi- + monastic.

Questions about semimonastic

What does semimonastic mean?
Semimonastic means having certain monastic aspects.
What part of speech is semimonastic?
Semimonastic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce semimonastic?
Semimonastic is pronounced /ˌsɛmiməˈnæstɪk/.

Words near semimonastic in the dictionary

  1. semimodular
  2. semimodule
  3. semimodules
  4. semimoist
  5. semimolten
  6. semimonastic
  7. semimonocoque
  8. semimonocoques
  9. semimonopolies
  10. semimonopoly
  11. semimonster

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