monk

Definition

  • noun: a member of a religious community of men who usually promise to remain poor, unmarried, and separated from the rest of society
  • noun: a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery
  • synonyms: ecclesiastic, conventual, monastic

Examples

  • Catholic/Buddhist 'monks'

  • a 'monkish' way of life

  • a quiet 'monkish' man

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) #Now it's up to the mortgage, maintenance, Trinkets, insurance ... owners, property taxes, pipes .. Do you know? Now Mommy will be more monk. Simple. Celibate. #That sucks, Mom. Good. Then I will be a poor bitch with a big house. Does it sound better? (..)
    2014 Boyhood
  • (..) and playing chicken with everyone else. But they don't want me doing that anymore. They want my body like a Temple and my mind like a monk. And what about your soul, your heart? They've got ideas about that, too. They want me to stop (..)
    2013 Rush
  • (..) you the whole time. - But you are my father. - (SIGHS) I mean, your real father. You know very well. The monk they called Athelstan. Oh, he was a very holy man, Alfred. He was a very special man. (EXHALES SHARPLY) He changed all our lives. You should be very proud (..)
    2017 TvShow: Vikings Title: On the Eve Season: 4 Episode 19