monkish

English

Etymology

monk +‎ -ish

Adjective

monkish

Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism.
- 1870, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity, page 319:
  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.

Derived terms

Translations

pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism

German: mönchisch (de)
Greek: καλογερίστικος (el) (kalogerístikos)
Italian: monacale (it), fratesco m
Polish: mniszy (pl), mnisi (pl)
Spanish: frailesco (es), frailuno (es), monacal (es), monástico (es), monjil

tending to self-denial; ascetic

German: mönchisch (de)
Greek: καλογερίστικος (el) (kalogerístikos)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Spanish: ^{(please verify)} frailuno (es)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.