Answer to "Religious ascetics" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MONKS , but the solution may also be SWAMIS which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in LA Times).

Religious ascetics crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
MONKS	50 %	5
SWAMIS	50 %	6

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Religious ascetics

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• asceticism
• ascetic
• dervish
• stylite
• carthusian
• eremite
• fakir
• jainism
• monastic
• monk
• penance
• sufi

Crossword Answer definitions

MONKS noun

1. A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
2. In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
3. A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
4. An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
5. A judge.
6. 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.
7. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.
8. A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
9. The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
10. The monkfish.
11. A fuse for firing mines.

MONKS verb

1. To be a monk.
2. To act like a monk; especially to be contemplative.
3. To monkey or meddle; to behave in a manner that is not systematic.
4. To be intoxicated or confused.
5. To be attached in a way that sticks out.

MONKS noun

1. 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 MONKS

• Brotherhood members
• Some hermits
• Abbey residents
• Trappists, for instance
• Certain vow takers
• Cloister inhabitants
• Abbey denizens
• Gregorian chanters
• Jazzman Thelonious and a TV detective
• Frock wearers

More clues leading to the result SWAMIS

• Mystic masters
• Pundits
• Wise guys
• Wise guys?
• Hindu religious teachers
• Hindu scholars
• Hindu masters
• Hindu teachers
• Religious ascetics
• Hindu religious leaders