Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for monkish

monkish

adjective as in monastic

Advertisement

Discover More

Example Sentences

And I have always despised the monkish obscurity cultivated by certain academics.

This makes you, at turns, desirous of luxury and monkish asceticism, as you strike a balance between the two.

Earthly delights impart little thrill, as you wax monkish by weekend.

The doctrine of the creation the earth only six or seven thousand years ago is a product of monkish ignorance.

The monkish representations of the wounds were depicted in countless rosaries and Books of Hours.

A long process of reasoning could then be saved by reference to some obscure picture of monkish fancy.

And did God give you a grip of steel and an arm of iron to let them grow weak in some monkish cell?

Among the monkish loot at St. Albans was an ancient cameo herewith reproduced.

Synonym of the day

Which one is a synonym for hostile?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 32 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to monkish, such as: ecclesiastical, ministerial, monastic, pastoral, rabbinical, and apostolic.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement