monkish

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monkish

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Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism. Among the most curious, original, and lively of the monkish Latin poems, are those least in harmony with their cold ascetic discipline.
Tending to self-denial; ascetic.

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adj pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism

Español	frailesco, frailuno, monacal, monástico, monjil
Deutsch	mönchisch
Italiano	monacale, fratesco
Ελληνικά	καλογερίστικος kalogerístikos

adj tending to self-denial; ascetic

Deutsch	mönchisch
Ελληνικά	καλογερίστικος kalogerístikos

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@misc{monkish_2026,
  title = {monkish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monkish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}