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Definitions for Monks

[1] (in Christianity) a man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons, especially as a member of an order of cenobites living according to a particular rule and under vows of poverty,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.
[2] (in any religion) a man who is a member of a monastic order: a Buddhist monk.
[3] Printing . a dark area on a printed page caused by uneven inking of the plate or type. Compare friar(def 2) .
[4] a male member of a religious community bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience Related adjective: monastic
[5] (sometimes capital) a fancy pigeon having a bald pate and often large feathered feet
[6] Thelonious (Sphere ) (θəˈləʊnɪəs). 1920–82, US jazz pianist and composer
[7] a variant spelling of (George) Monck

Words related to Monks

monkpriest, abbot, friar, solitary, cenobite, recluse, brother, ascetic, religious, monastic, hermit, eremite, anchorite

Words nearby Monks

monkmonitor versus merrimack, monitorial, monitory, monitress, moniz, monk, monk seal, monk's cloth, monk's pepper tree, monkery, monkey

Origin of Monks

before 900; Middle English; Old English munuc < Late Latin monachus < Greek monachós hermit, noun use of adj.: solitary, equivalent to món(os ) alone + -achos adj. suffix

Word origin for Monks

Old English munuc, from Late Latin monachus, from Late Greek: solitary (man), from Greek monos alone

Synonyms for Monks

abbot, friar, priest, anchorite, ascetic, brother, cenobite, eremite, hermit, monastic, recluse, religious, solitary