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    monk
    /mʌŋk/

    noun

    • 1. a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

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    A monk ( / mʌŋk /; from Greek: μοναχός, monachos, "single, solitary" via Latin monachus) [1] [2] is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery. [3] A monk usually lives his life in prayer and contemplation. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many religions and in philosophy.

  3. MONK definition: 1. a member of a group of religious men who do not marry and usually live together in a monastery…. Learn more.

  4. Noun. The sound of drums and Tibetan horns drifted from one of the windows as monks in training practiced ceremonial music.

  5. Monk definition: (in Christianity) a man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons, especially as a member of an order of cenobites living according to a particular rule and under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.. See examples of MONK used in a sentence.

  6. Define monk. monk synonyms, monk pronunciation, monk translation, English dictionary definition of monk. n. A man who is a member of a brotherhood living in a monastery and devoted to a discipline prescribed by his order: a Carthusian monk; a Buddhist monk....

  7. noun. 1. (in Christianity) a man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons, esp. as a member of an order of cenobites living according to a particular rule and under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. 2. (in any religion) a man who is a member of a monastic order. a Buddhist monk. 3.

  8. Definition of monk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. MONK definition: a member of a group of religious men living apart from other people. Learn more.

  10. Monk Definition. A member of a male religious order living in a monastery or hermitage observing a common rule, under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.

  11. noun. 1. (in Christianity) a man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons, esp. as a member of an order of cenobites living according to a particular rule and under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. 2. (in any religion) a man who is a member of a monastic order. a Buddhist monk. 3.