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Definition of Monk

1. Noun. A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work.

2. Noun. United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982).

Definition of Monk

1. n. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty.

Definition of Monk

1. Noun. A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service. ¹

2. Noun. in earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally. ¹

3. Noun. (slang) A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit. ¹

4. Noun. (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships. ¹

5. Noun. (slang) A judge. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Monk

1. a man who is a member of a secluded religious order [n -S]

Medical Definition of Monk

1. 1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty. "A monk out of his cloister." "Monks in some respects agree with regulars, as in the substantial vows of religion; but in other respects monks and regulars differ; for that regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so strict a rule of life as monks are." (Ayliffe) 2. A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed. It is distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink. 3. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine. 4. A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthocephalus. The European bullfinch. Monk bat, a species of seal (Monachus albiventer) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic. Monk's rhubarb, a kind of dock; also called patience (Rumex Patientia). Origin: AS. Munuc, munec, munc, L. Monachus, Gr, fr. Alone. Cf. Monachism. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monk

monitoring monitoring device monitoring program monitorings monitorless monitors monitorship monitorships monitory monitour

monitours monitress monitresses monitrice monitrix monk's cloth monk's hood monk's hoods monk's pepper monk seal

monk vulture monk vultures monkeries monkery monkey monkey's fist monkey's fists monkey's puzzle monkey-bread

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