Father Zachary urged these perils to the Baron with all the force of monkish rhetoric.
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Monkish
Synonyms for "monkish" (5 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Strong matches (2)
Related words (2)
Adjective(1 words)
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3 entriesTranslations
13 translations across 5 languages.
German
2 entries- mönchisch adj (pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism)
- mönchisch adj (tending to self-denial; ascetic)
Greek
2 entries- καλογερίστικος adj (pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism)
- καλογερίστικος adj (tending to self-denial; ascetic)
Italian
2 entries- fratesco adj (pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism)
- monacale adj (pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism)
Polish
2 entries- mnisi adj (pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism)
- mniszy adj (pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism)
Spanish
4 entries- frailesco adj (pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism)
- frailuno adj (pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism)
- monacal adj (pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism)
- monjil adj (pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Among the most curious, original, and lively of the monkish Latin poems, are those least in harmony with their cold ascetic discipline.
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