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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

  • (..) There are already rumors of his birth. If they were to reach Aella... Where are you sending him? To Italy. To be tended by monks... who will not know his identity. But his life will be safe... and yours, too. Father Godwin! The pommel stone (..)
    1958 The Vikings