monachal
adjective
mon·a·chal ˈmä-ni-kəl 
: monastic
monachism
ˈmä-nə-ˌki-zəm
noun 
Word History
Etymology
Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin monachalis, from monachus monk — more at monk
First Known Use
1607, in the meaning defined above
monachal
adjective
as in divine
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- divine
- sacramental
- monastic
- religious
- holy
- ecclesiastical
- mendicant
- conventual
- ecclesiastic
- episcopal
- apostolic
- sacerdotal
- canonical
- papal
- patriarchal
- rabbinic
- evangelical
- churchly
- missionary
- diocesan
- caliphal
- rabbinical
- pontifical
- diaconal
- clerical
- evangelic
- pastoral
- ministerial
- clerkly
- priestly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lay
- secular
- nonclerical
- temporal