MONASTIC HABIT

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does monastic habit mean? 

• MONASTIC HABIT (noun)
  The noun MONASTIC HABIT has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MONASTIC HABIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONASTIC HABIT (noun)

Meaning:

A long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("monastic habit" is a kind of...):

habit (a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order))

Meronyms (parts of "monastic habit"):

scapular; scapulary (garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit)