All monastic synonyms
mo·nas·tic
M m adj monastic
- secluded — sheltered or screened from general activity, view, etc.: a secluded cottage.
- austere — If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.
- contemplative — Someone who is contemplative thinks deeply, or is thinking in a serious and calm way.
- solitary — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- ascetic — An ascetic person has a way of life that is simple and strict, usually because of their religious beliefs.
- celibate — Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs.
- oblate — flattened at the poles, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its shorter axis (opposed to prolate).
- reclusive — a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
- monkish — of, relating to, or resembling a monk: a monkish manner.
adjective monastic
- spartan — Also, Spartanic [spahr-tan-ik] /spɑrˈtæn ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to Sparta or its people.
- frugal — economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: What your office needs is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful cutbacks. Synonyms: thrifty, chary, provident, careful, prudent, penny-wise, scrimping; miserly, Scotch, penny-pinching. Antonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, prodigal, profligate.
- simple — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- hermetic — made airtight by fusion or sealing.
- cloistral — of, like, or characteristic of a cloister
noun monastic
- anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
- friar — Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- monk — (James) Arthur ("Art") born 1957, U.S. football player.
- cenobite — a member of a religious order living in a monastery or convent
- eremite — A Christian hermit or recluse.