MONK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

View synonyms for

monk

[ muhngk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(in Christianity) a man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons, especially as a member of an order of cenobites living according to a particular rule and under vows of poverty,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.
Synonyms:
(in any religion) a man who is a member of a monastic order:
a Buddhist monk.
Printing. a dark area on a printed page caused by uneven inking of the plate or type. Compare friar ( def 2 ).

Monk

[ muhngk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(James) Arthur Art, born 1957, U.S. football player.
�ճ��·��·�Ծ�·�ǳܲ� [th, uh, -, loh, -nee-, uh, s] (Sphere), 1917–1982, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
George. Monck, George.

Monk

/ ��ʌŋ�� /

noun

MonkThelonious (Sphere)19201982MUSMUSIC: jazz pianistMUSIC: composer Thelonious ( Sphere ) (θəˈləʊnɪəs). 1920–82, US jazz pianist and composer
a variant spelling of (George) Monck

monk

/ ��ʌŋ�� /

noun

a male member of a religious community bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience monastic
sometimes capital a fancy pigeon having a bald pate and often large feathered feet

Discover More

51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of monk¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English munuc, from Late Latin monachus, from Greek ��ǲԲ��ó�� “hermit,” noun use of adjective: “solitary,” equivalent to ��ó��(�ǲ�) “alone” + -achos adjective suffix

Discover More

51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of monk¹

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

Discover More

Synonym Study

Monk, friar refer to members of special male groups whose lives are devoted to the service of the church, especially in Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox denominations. A monk is properly a member of a monastery, under a superior; he is bound by a vow of stability, and is a co-owner of the community property of the monastery. Since the Reformation, monk and friar have been used as if they were the same. A friar is, however, strictly speaking, a member of a mendicant order, whose members are not attached to a monastery and own no community property.

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

It used to be that academia was the equivalent of a convent, where the nuns and monks went to do their thinking, and even that doesn’t exist anymore.

From

As the poison takes hold, Lochlan looks up at the surface to see the silhouettes of his family members, which are then replaced by silhouettes of Buddhist monks.

From

“I’m very disciplined with my lifestyle — borderline monk status at this point. Discipline and obedience is like the new rebellion to me.”

From

Unfortunately for him, that happens during a meditation session with the monk Piper wants to study with.

From

What if Victoria reaches enlightenment and helps that monk write a book?

From

Related 51�Թ�s

Browse