Definition of monk Monk
/mʌˈŋk/ - [mungk] - Monk
We found 18 definitions of monk from 6 different sources.
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What does monk mean?
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NounPlural: monks |
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| monk - a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work | ||
| monastic | ||
| religious a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience | ||
| brother a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents" | ||
| carthusian a member of the Carthusian order | ||
| cistercian, trappist member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence | ||
| monk - United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982) | ||
| Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Sphere Monk | ||
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Wiktionary 
- monk (Noun)
A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service. - monk (Noun)
In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally. - monk (Noun)
A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit. - monk (Noun)
An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships. - monk (Noun)
A judge. - monk (Noun)
A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine. - monk (Noun)
A South American monkey Pithecia monachus; also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthocephalus. - monk (Noun)
The European bullfinch.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- monk (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. - monk (n.)
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. - monk (n.)
A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine. - monk (n.)
A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthocephalus. - monk (n.)
The European bullfinch.
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monk
A man who is member of a religious order and lives under community rules separated from the world.
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A monk is a man who decides to obey a set of very strict laws or rules.
They usually do this because they believe in a religion. Monks think that by obeying these laws that they can live a very religious life. If monks obey the laws until they die, they believe that they can have a happy afterlife or make God happy, or both.
Some monks live on their own (these are sometimes called Hermits), while others live with other monks in monasteries.
Women who live like monks are usually called nuns. If a woman is called a nun and lives with other nuns then the place where she lives is usually called a convent.
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🔤- monk, noun, singular of monks.
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