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Pronunciation: [mˈɒnat͡ʃə͡l] (IPA)

Monachal is an adjective that refers to things related to or characteristic of a monastery or monks. As a synonym, one might say "monastic" which describes things or practices related to a monastic lifestyle, especially that of monks. Another synonym is "cloistered," which suggests something separated from the outside world, protected and secluded. "Ascetic" is yet another synonym for monachal, meaning severe self-discipline and abstention from worldly pleasures for religious reasons. "Anchoritic" and "eremitical" also suggest a secluded and isolated existence, often for religious reasons. Other synonyms include "reclusive," "hermitic," and "solitary".
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It would appear to be a sort of miracle that a man of sense, like Bouhours, should have committed such a mass of extravagance to the press, if we did not know to what excesses men can be carried by the corporate spirit in general, and the Monachal spirit in particular.
"A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 5 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version""
François-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) Commentator: John Morley Tobias Smollett H.G. Leigh
The Monachal schools and monasteries in Italy, France, and Germany were still grappling with poor scholastic knowledge when Arab scholars were well advanced in the study of Aristotle and Plato.
"History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 12 (of 12)"
S. Rappoport
The wild mockery of these uncouth savages at avowed principles has been far exceeded by the conduct and profession of the Monachal and military orders of the Catholic Church, whose vows were meant for imposition, and whose life was a scene of perjury.
"Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues"
John Alberger

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