Sentences with 'monastic'
Example sentences and phrases with the word monastic and other words derived from it.
• « At first, these early monks spent almost all their time in prayer, but in time, most monastic communities came to embrace useful work as well as prayer and meditation. »
• « They were made up of 'knightly monks' who took monastic vows (i.e. of obedience, poverty and chastity) but who spent their time fighting as well as praying. »
• « These patterns also affected monasticism. The idea behind monastic orders had been to imitate the life of Christ, but by the early modern period, many monasteries (especially urban ones) had successful industries, and monks often lived in relative luxury compared to city dwellers. »