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monk
/mʌŋk/
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What does monk mean?
noun
- A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
- In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
- (slang) Someone who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
More meanings (14)
noun
- (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
- (slang) A judge.
- A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
- The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
- The monkfish.
- A monkey.
- (archaic) An inkblot.
- (historical) A fuse for firing mines.
verb
- To be a monk.
- To act like a monk; especially to be contemplative.
- To monkey or meddle; to behave in a manner that is not systematic.
- To be intoxicated or confused.
- To attach so that it sticks out.
proper noun
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/mʌŋk/
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The conversation was interrupted by the arrival of a menial, who announced that a monk demanded admittance at the postern gate.
It represented a gaunt, ascetic-looking monk, in a tattered gown and cowl, kneeling with clasped hands and pulling a portentously long face.
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Secondly, our industrious monk has provided a catalogue,--a repetition of the shelf-list, but with all the contents of each volume set out.
A large volume of account books, countersigned in many places by Monk, are now in the possession of my cousin Francis Darwin.
Natásha went up to the monk for his blessing, and he advised her to pray for aid to God and His saint.