All monk synonyms

noun monk

• priest — a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
• abbot — An abbot is the monk who is in charge of the other monks in a monastery or abbey.
• friar — Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
• solitary — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
• cenobite — a member of a religious order living in a monastery or convent
• recluse — a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
• brother — Your brother is a boy or a man who has the same parents as you.
• ascetic — An ascetic person has a way of life that is simple and strict, usually because of their religious beliefs.
• religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
• monastic — of or relating to monasteries: a monastic library.
• hermit — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
• anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
• prior — preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this.
• eremite — A Christian hermit or recluse.