monastic

Plural: monastics

Noun

A person, typically a man, living under religious vows; a monk.
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
A person with monastic ways; a monk.

Adjective Satellite

of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

Adj

Of or relating to monasteries or monks.

Examples

new monastic people
The MONASTIC player remained silent, thoughtfully arranging tiles for his next move in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus.

Synonyms

cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastical, monk

Scrabble Score: 12

monastic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
monastic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
monastic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

monastic: valid Words With Friends Word