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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

  • (..) "You fool! Now you will lose the one remaining thing you have from Hel- y o u r s o n!" "Until tomorrow, in the cathedral!" Freder sees a monk in the pulpit who preaches: "Verily, I say unto you, the days spoken of in the Apocalypse are nigh!" The monk's hand points to the (..)
    1927 Metropolis