monastic
12 points
English
8 letters
Uncommon
Commonness #41,255
Valid in: US and UK dictionaries
Definitions
noun
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
adjective
of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/mʌnˈæstɪk/ · 3 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural monastics
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and
of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Rhymes
fantasticplasticenthusiasticsarcasticdrasticelasticspasticscholasticanaplasticbombasticdynasticecclesiasticgymnasticiconoclasticinelasticinterscholastic
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