Synonyms & related words for monastery

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of monastery. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to monastery

Explore words related to monastery — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include monasterial, friary, convent, nunnery, monastic, monachal, monkery, cloistral. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does monastery come from?

The word monastery breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root mon-, from Greek monos (“one, alone”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.