| Main Entry: | monk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | man who devotes life to contemplation of god |
Synonyms: |
abbot, anchorite, ascetic, brother, cenobite, eremite, friar, hermit, monastic, priest, recluse, religious, solitary |
| Notes: | the difference between a monk and a friar is that friars get out and do not stay in monasteries |
| Main Entry: | minister |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge of church |
Synonyms: |
abbot, archbishop, archdeacon, bishop, chaplain, clergy, clergyperson, cleric, clerical, clerk, confessor, curate, deacon, dean, diocesan, divine, ecclesiastic, lecturer, missionary, monk, parson, pastor, preacher, prelate, priest, pulpiteer, rector, reverend, shepherd, vicar |
| Notes: | a minister is commonly a person who leads the congregation of a Protestant church; pastor is another word for priest or minister and reverend is a generic prefix for a Christian leader |
| Main Entry: | monkey |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | primate |
Synonyms: |
anthropoid, ape, baboon, chimpanzee, gorilla, imp, lemur, monk, orangutan, rascal, scamp, simian |
| Main Entry: | priest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | man who is minister in Roman or Orthodox Catholic church |
Synonyms: |
clergyperson, cleric, curate, divine, ecclesiastic, elder, father, father confessor, friar, holy man, lama, man of God, man of the cloth, monk, padre, pontiff, preacher, rector, vicar |
| Main Entry: | recluse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who does not want social contact |
Synonyms: |
anchorite, ascetic, cenobite, eremite, hermit, monk, nun, solitaire, solitary, troglodyte |
Antonyms: |
extrovert |
| Main Entry: | abbot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prior |
Synonyms: |
abbot-general, archabbot, friar, monk, rector |
| Main Entry: | cenobite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | monastic |
Synonyms: |
celibate, monk, nun, religious |
| Main Entry: | mendicant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beggar |
Synonyms: |
monk, panhandler, pauper, vagabond |