| OBLATE | A person dedicated to a monastic or religious life (6) |
| VOTARY | Person dedicated to religion |
| CARREL | From an old word for a round dance, a term for a study in a monastic cloister, thus an alcove or niche with a desk in a library for private reading (6) |
| SHRINE | From the Latin meaning "chest for books", a hallowed place dedicated to a scared person or object (6) |
| SACRED | Dedicated to a religious purpose (6) |
| ADAGIO | Slow movement dedicated to a nerd and god's girlfriend (6) |
| CORBEL | Supporter in monastic or below ground settings (6) |
| ESSENE | Member of a monastic Jewish sect of the 2nd and 1st centuries BC (6) |
| CLOISTER | A covered arcade forming part of a monastic or collegiate establishment (8) |
| RITUAL | A series of solemn or religious actions done in a prescribed order (6) |
| RECTOR | In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric in charge of a college or religious house (6) |
| PRIORS | Officers in a monastic order |
| POGROM | Organised persecution of a particular ethnic or religious group (6) |
| DONATE | To give, especially to some Philanthropic or religious cause / contribute |
| TABOOS | Social or religious customs banning or restricting certain practices (6) |
| ORDERS | Knightly or religious fraternities; commands; or, classes of society (6) |
| ASHRAM | A hermitage or religious retreat, especially in southern Asia (6) |
| RULE | Word for a graduated strip of metal or wood; a code of religious life; a principle of conduct or procedure; or, a standard of estimation (4) |
| NEWAGE | Term applied to a range of spiritual or religious beliefs which developed during the 1970s (3,3) |
| PREACH | Give moral or religious advice (6) |
