Definitions

monk

[muhngk] / mʌŋk /

NOUN

man who devotes life to contemplation of god

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abbot friar priest

STRONG

anchorite ascetic brother cenobite eremite hermit monastic recluse religious solitary

Example Sentences

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But this has nothing to do with MONK.

From The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 2: War by Ward, Artemus

MONK, Italy.—Monasticism primarily meant the state of dwelling alone; and then, by an easy and natural transition, it came to denote a life of poverty, celibacy and divine obedience under fixed rules of discipline.

From Shepp's Photographs of the World by Shepp, James W.

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