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Monastic vs Monistic - What's the difference?

monastic | monistic |

As adjectives the difference between monastic and monistic

is that monastic is of or relating to monasteries or monks while monistic is of or pertaining to monism; characterized by one single principle, being or force.

As a noun monastic

is a person with monastic ways; a monk.

monastic

English

Alternative forms

* monastick

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to monasteries or monks.

    • Related terms

    * monastery * monasticism * monk

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with monastic ways; a monk.

    • monistic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to monism; characterized by one single principle, being or force.
  • *1902 , William James, The Varities of Religious Experience , Folio Society 2008, p. 329:
  • *:For them too it is a monistic insight, in which the other in its various forms appears absorbed into the One.

    • Derived terms

    *monistic polytheism