Synonyms & related words for monkery

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of monkery. 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 monkery

Explore words related to monkery — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include monachal, monastics, monks, monachism, monasticism, monastically, semimonastic, cenobium. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does monkery come from?

The word monkery breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and French origin: monk, from Greek monachos (“solitary, monk”); and -ery, from French erie (“place, condition of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.