MONASTICS Synonyms
1 hypernym for monastics. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for MONASTICS
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| cloistered | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows • providing privacy or seclusion | ||||||
| monk | noun n | |||||
noun • a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work • United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982) | ||||||
| anchoritic | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by ascetic solitude | ||||||
| contemplative | adjective adj | |||||
noun • a person devoted to the contemplative life adjective satellite • deeply or seriously thoughtful | ||||||
| eremitic | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to or befitting eremites or their practices of hermitic living adjective satellite • characterized by ascetic solitude | ||||||
| friar | noun n | |||||
noun • a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms | ||||||
| hermitic | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by ascetic solitude | ||||||
| nun | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet • a woman religious • a buoy resembling a cone | ||||||
| religious | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity • of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows noun • a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience adjective satellite • concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church • extremely scrupulous and conscientious | ||||||
| solitary | adjective adj | |||||
noun • confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners • one who lives in solitude adjective satellite • characterized by or preferring solitude • of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies • lacking companions or companionship • being the only one; single and isolated from others • devoid of creatures | ||||||
| ascetics | noun n | |||||
adjective • pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline noun • someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline adjective satellite • practicing great self-denial | ||||||
| cloistral | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows | ||||||
| conventual | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows | ||||||
| monastical | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows | ||||||