MONK Synonyms

• pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline

• someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

• practicing great self-denial

• a male with the same parents as someone else

• (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address

• a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)

• a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

• used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement

• a member of a religious order living in common

• a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

• a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

• a monastery of friars

• one retired from society for religious reasons

• one who lives in solitude

• a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

• a pauper who lives by begging

• practicing beggary

• having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity

• of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows

• a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

• concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

• extremely scrupulous and conscientious

• a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

• of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

• United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)

• United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)