Synonyms of monastic

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adjective

1

as in ascetic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ascetic
• monkish
• ascetical
• authoritarian
• austere
• strict
• rigid
• stern
• rigorous
• severe
• flinty
• harsh
• tough
• exacting
• ramrod
• demanding
• relentless
• unforgiving
• pitiless
• uncompromising
• uncharitable
• ossified
• heavy-handed
• merciless
• callous
• hard-line
• unbending
• immovable
• inflexible
• hardened
• implacable
• hard
• unrelenting
• adamantine
• dour
• adamant
• unyielding
• gruff
• unsparing
• rock-ribbed
• stiff
• steadfast
• hard-hearted
• bullying
• unflinching
• resolved
• obstinate
• determined
• firm
• intractable
• single-minded
• browbeating
• dogged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• charitable
• easy
• patient
• kind
• easygoing
• mild
• soft
• merciful
• undemanding
• accepting
• laid-back
• willing
• yielding
• responsive
• flexible
• softhearted
• agreeable
• gentle
• complaisant
• compliant
• lax
• acquiescent
• amenable
• compromising
• indulgent
• lenient
• pliant
• pliable
• tolerant
• forbearing
• clement

2

as in conventual

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conventual
• mendicant
• sacramental
• religious
• ecclesiastical
• rabbinical
• divine
• ecclesiastic
• rabbinic
• holy
• apostolic
• episcopal
• churchly
• papal
• monachal
• caliphal
• pontifical
• diocesan
• canonical
• missionary
• evangelical
• patriarchal
• clerical
• evangelic
• priestly
• diaconal
• sacerdotal
• pastoral
• ministerial
• clerkly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lay
• secular
• temporal
• nonclerical

monastic

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noun

as in monk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• monk
• friar
• mendicant
• ecclesiastic
• clerical
• abbot
• oblate
• deacon
• preacher
• diocesan
• bishop
• cleric
• divine
• reverend
• prelate
• presbyter
• archbishop
• clergyman
• dean
• pope
• brother
• dominie
• clergyperson
• churchman
• curé
• minister
• monsignor
• high priest
• clerk
• vicar
• rector
• abbé
• pastor
• parson
• chaplain
• confessor
• archpriest
• padre
• missionary
• curate
• shepherd
• nun
• religious
• Holy Joe
• father
• revivalist
• missioner
• abbess
• anchoress
• sky pilot
• prioress
• evangelist
• novice
• conventual
• mother superior
• votary
• Reverend Mother
• cloistress
• missionizer
• ancress

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• layman
• secular
• layperson
• lay reader
• lector