Monk and Monastery

Monk

Monk noun - A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work.
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Monastery and monk are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Monastery" instead a noun "Monk".

Nearby Words: monkish, monkery, monkhood

Monastery

Monastery noun - A residence for men under religious vows.
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Synonyms for Monastery

Monk and monastery are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Monk" instead a noun "Monastery".

Nearby Word: monastic

How words are described

full full monk full monastery
certain certain monk certain monastery
medieval medieval monk medieval monastery
evil evil monk evil monastery
Other adjectives: peaceful, ancient, former, local, Buddhist, tibetan.
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