English

pseudomonastic

From pseudo- + monastic.

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Late Latin monasticus ‘monastic, having to do with monks’

Middle French monastique

Today it means

adj Apparently, but not actually, monastic.

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Etymograph / pseudomonastic