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monastic habit

NOUN
  1. a long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery

How To Use monastic habit In A Sentence

  • Rule XXI. is against unevangelical contention for places at table, and Rule XXII. regulates the monastic habit. NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works
  • In her monastic habit she looked coarse and overblown: the severe lines and sober tints of the dress did not become her.
  • Less problematic on the cleaning front, owing to the rougher fabric and darker colour, is the monastic habit - cowled brown with a rope for the lads, black-and-white with a wimple for the ladies.
  • On entry they were formally vested in a monastic habit, and wore a distinctive cap so that they were at once identifiable in the street.
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