Monastical and Temporal

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Monastical adjective - Of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows.

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Temporal is an antonym for monastical.

Temporal adjective - Characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world.

Usage example: temporal possessions of the church

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Monastical is an antonym for temporal.

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Temporal and Monastical. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/monastical/temporal

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