Monk

/mʌŋk/

Synonyms for "monk" (89 found)

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Closest matches (18)

abbacomes abbot ape ascetic bar beadsman bear brother caloyercape polecatcavy celibataire celibate

Noun(5 words)

alcuin ascetic benedictine brother carmelite

Strong matches (27)

cenobite chimp chimpanzee clergyman coenobite conventualconventual priorcoon ferret foumart friar gluttongrand priorgroundhogguinea pighedgehog hermit hieromonachlay abbotlay brother

Noun(6 words)

cistercian devotee franciscan friar frier lama

Adjective(1 words)

contemplative

Related words (44)

mendicant misogamist misogynist monastic monkey mousehound nun opossum palmer pilgrimpillar saintpillarist polecat porcupine possumprairie dogpriest priorquill pigraccoon

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recluse religieux religious single skunk stylite unmarried weasel whistle-pig wolverine woodchuck zoril

Noun(12 words)

minims monastic occam recluse sadhu sannyasi sannyasin sanyasi spartan swamis trappist votaries

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5 relation types

More general

4 entries

ascetic religiousreligious personreligious practitioner

More specific

4 entries

abbot cenobite hermit recluse

Collocations

6 entries

Buddhist monkCatholic monkChristian monkmonastic disciplinemonastic lifemonastic order

Inflections

1 entries

monks

Derivations

4 entries

monasticism monkery monkhood monkishness

Sample sentences

29 total sentences available.

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What? A little soup and celery is all I get? I'm not a Zen monk. I can't survive on an austerity diet like this.

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He practices austerities almost like a monk.

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I am a monk.

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I think I want to be a monk.

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