monk
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3.2
- noun
- /mʌŋk/
- My main interpreter had been a Buddhist monk for six years.
- Buddhist monk
- Thai monks
- monks and nuns
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- My main interpreter had been a Buddhist monk for six years.
- Guy is not a monk as Alkuin is.
- You are a former monk and a purpose coach.
- But much like a monk, I'm taking a vow of silence.
- So being a monk is a service to society.
- And I first met the monks that I lived with.
- No wonder those monks thought that it was all a sign of God's anger.
- Like and then I saw the Zen monk.
- And then he saw the monks said in meditation.
- And they're going and the monk's like, oh, interesting.
- that that the monk, the monk knows. Oh, dude, I'm going
Examples
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In the quiet monastery, the monk taught wisdom to the younger disciples.
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This Oval painting of a monk with a crucifix is no exception.
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So being a monk is a service to society.
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You are a former monk and a purpose coach.
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The spiritual reading that a monk does each day.
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I may not be a monk, but I certainly have a moral code.
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Each artist created works with local people, including artisans, monks, and art students.
Academic text (2011) -
The Gregorian monks studied the heavens.
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The most effective scent purchased from the monks proved to be an essence of jasmine.
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It's an ancient relic left here by a monk named Jean-Paul Redar.
Synonyms
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7.5
A monk in Tibetan Buddhism who teaches and guides people
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8.0
A man who belongs to a religious group and helps people
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7.4
A person who lives in a community to serve a faith and follow vows
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8.8
A monk or nun who lives in a monastery following the rules of Saint Benedict
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8.2
A person who lives in a monastery and follows strict religious rules
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How Devout
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word monk comes from the old Greek word monachos, which comes from monos meaning 'alone'. That helps you remember that monks often live a quiet, separate life for prayer, and the same root appears in monastery and in mono- words that mean 'one'.