Meaning of semimonastic | Babel Free

Definitions

Having certain monastic aspects.

not-comparable

Examples

“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.”

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