English words for 'Synonym of monastic.'
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- (metonymic) A monk.
- (nautical) A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.
- A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
- A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.
- (nautical) A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.
- A mask that covers the majority of the head.
- A caul (the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth).
- A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.
- a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
- protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
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- (figuratively) The monastic life.
- A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.
- such an arcade fitted with representations of the stages of Christ's Passion.
- such an arcade in a monastery;
- residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
- a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
verb
- (transitive) To confine in a cloister, voluntarily or not.
- (transitive) To protect or isolate.
- (transitive) To provide with a cloister or cloisters.
- (intransitive) To deliberately withdraw from worldly things.
- (intransitive) To become a Roman Catholic religious.
- surround with a cloister, as of a garden
- surround with a cloister
- seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
noun
- (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address
- Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order.
- A title used to personify or respectfully refer to concepts or animals.
- Title of respect for an adult male member of a fraternal/sororal organization, or comrade in a movement, or even a stranger using fictive kin.
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- (now especially) Synonym of nunnery, a female religious community and its residence.
- (India) A Christian school.
- A coming together; a meeting.
- A gathering of people lasting several days for the purpose of discussing or working on topics previously selected.
- A religious community whose members live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.
- The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives.
- a religious residence especially for nuns
- a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together
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- A conventual or monastic community; also, a convent or monastery.
- (botany) A fruit of a plant from either of the families Boraginaceae (the borages) or Lamiaceae which has small loculi or compartments, reminiscent of the cells in a convent or monastery.
- (zoology) A colony of unicellular organisms (such as protozoa) which acts as a single organism.
- (botany) A colony of algae which acts as a single organism; a coenobe.
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- A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
- a church associated with a monastery or convent
- The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
- (British English) A residence that was previously an abbatial building.
- The church of a monastery.
- a convent ruled by an abbess
- a monastery ruled by an abbot
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- (metonymic) A monk.
- (nautical) A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.
- A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
- A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.
- (nautical) A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.
- A mask that covers the majority of the head.
- A caul (the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth).
- A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.
- a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
- protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
verb
adj
noun
- (figuratively) The monastic life.
- A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.
- such an arcade fitted with representations of the stages of Christ's Passion.
- such an arcade in a monastery;
- residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
- a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
verb
- (transitive) To confine in a cloister, voluntarily or not.
- (transitive) To protect or isolate.
- (transitive) To provide with a cloister or cloisters.
- (intransitive) To deliberately withdraw from worldly things.
- (intransitive) To become a Roman Catholic religious.
- surround with a cloister, as of a garden
- surround with a cloister
- seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
noun
- (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address
- Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order.
- A title used to personify or respectfully refer to concepts or animals.
- Title of respect for an adult male member of a fraternal/sororal organization, or comrade in a movement, or even a stranger using fictive kin.
noun
- (now especially) Synonym of nunnery, a female religious community and its residence.
- (India) A Christian school.
- A coming together; a meeting.
- A gathering of people lasting several days for the purpose of discussing or working on topics previously selected.
- A religious community whose members live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.
- The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives.
- a religious residence especially for nuns
- a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together
noun
- A conventual or monastic community; also, a convent or monastery.
- (botany) A fruit of a plant from either of the families Boraginaceae (the borages) or Lamiaceae which has small loculi or compartments, reminiscent of the cells in a convent or monastery.
- (zoology) A colony of unicellular organisms (such as protozoa) which acts as a single organism.
- (botany) A colony of algae which acts as a single organism; a coenobe.
noun
- A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
- a church associated with a monastery or convent
- The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
- (British English) A residence that was previously an abbatial building.
- The church of a monastery.
- a convent ruled by an abbess
- a monastery ruled by an abbot
noun
- (metonymic) A monk.
- (nautical) A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.
- A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
- A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.
- (nautical) A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.
- A mask that covers the majority of the head.
- A caul (the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth).
- A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.
- a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
- protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine