1. of, relating to, or characteristic of monks or monastic life
Usage: formal; literary

Examples

• The monachal community devoted their lives to prayer and contemplation.
• His monachal robes distinguished him from the ordinary townspeople.
• The monastery maintained its monachal traditions for centuries.
• She admired the monachal simplicity of the abbey’s architecture.
• The scholar studied monachal manuscripts from the medieval period.
• Their monachal vows required complete dedication to spiritual life.