The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MONK which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2014.
Monastery man crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MONK | 29 % | 4 |
| PRIOR | 21 % | 5 |
| ABBOT | 21 % | 5 |
| FRIAR | 14 % | 5 |
| ABBE | 7 % | 4 |
| FRA | 7 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Monastery man
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- monk
- friar
- capuchin
- observant
- dominican
- benedictine
- jacobin
- recollect
- white
- carmelite
- augustinian
- franciscan
Crossword Answer definitions
MONK noun- A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
- In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
- A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
- An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
- A judge.
- A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed; distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink.
- A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.
- A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
- The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
- The monkfish.
- A fuse for firing mines.
- To be a monk.
- To act like a monk; especially to be contemplative.
- To monkey or meddle; to behave in a manner that is not systematic.
- To be intoxicated or confused.
- To be attached in a way that sticks out.
- A monkey.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result MONK
- Jazzman Thelonious
- Benedictine, for one
- "Straight, No Chaser" jazzman
- Brother
- Shalhoub sleuth
- Tony Shalhoub role
- Member of the Benedictines
- Thelonious of jazz
- Monastery man
- Abbey resident
More clues leading to the result PRIOR
- Earlier
- Rap sheet item
- Previous
- Earlier; previous
- Former
- Monk
- Rap sheet datum
- Abbot's aide
- Crime on the books
- In the past
More clues leading to the result ABBOT
- Monastery head
- Monastery bigwig
- Man with a mission?
- Bud the comedian
- Cluny clergyman
- Head of monks
- Aelfric or Alcuin
- Monastery VIP
- Monastery master
- Cloister chief
More clues leading to the result FRIAR
- Monastery figure
- Church brother
- Dominican
- Carmelite, for one
- Certain club member
- Minorite or Jacobin
- Tuck, for one
- Carmelite monk
- William of Ockham, for one
- Summoner's rival in "The Canterbury Tales"
More clues leading to the result ABBE
- French cleric
- Lane of song
- Singer ___ Lane
- Singer, ____ Lane
- ___ Prevost, "Manon Lescaut" novelist
- Clairvaux cleric
- Clergyman
- Clermont cleric
- Singer Lane
- French friar?