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Meanings of monk in anglès

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монах
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monjo
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monje
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Member of a monastic religious order.

          Related terms
          monjo
          portuguès
          frei
          català
          monjo
          espanyol
          monacato

          A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work.

                monjo
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                Examples for "monastic"
                Examples for "monastic"
                1
                The expenses of the Roman Curia increased; the monastic Orders were wealthy.
                The Church and the Empire / Being an Outline of the History of t...
                2
                Absolutely nothing was left in the house after the monastic sacked it.
                Scorched Earth: A Future History of Planet Earth
                3
                There had long been other monastic Rules known in the Frankish territories.
                Christianity: the first three thousand years
                4
                There is a moral lesson in these memorials of the monastic ages.
                The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 14,...
                5
                You and I have lived over forty years in the monastic life.
                The Practice of the Presence of God
                portuguès
                monges
                català
                thelonious monk
                espanyol
                thelonious monk

                United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)

                      thelonious monk

                      A man who is member of a religious order and lives under community rules separated from the world.

                            Usage of monk in anglès
                            1
                            The monk of Wittenberg had matched the proudest monarch in the world.
                            Luther and the Reformation: / The Life-Springs of Our Liberties
                            2
                            I need to, I have to, I'll ask... The monk's voice wavered.
                            Iron Council
                            3
                            The monk recoiled a step and looked at the Jew in surprise.
                            Rabbi and Priest: A Story
                            4
                            He cut neatly in and separated the flower girl from the monk.
                            Still Jim
                            5
                            The monk rose to go; the Prior seemed to wake to recollection.
                            Historical Miniatures
                            6
                            This good monk may have already heard in Portugal about the pilot.
                            Christopher Columbus
                            7
                            The look of the monk gave intender beginning to understand what happened.
                            Renaissance
                            8
                            Once in the city, any monk will guide thee to the archbishop.
                            Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face
                            9
                            And the monk touched with his lips the forehead of the courtesan.
                            Thais
                            10
                            The usher was deceived by the gravity and assurance of the monk.
                            The Bravo: A Tale
                            11
                            The monk bowed, and the general saw that his forehead was bloody.
                            Prince Eugene and His Times
                            12
                            We have the account of a monk who visited it in 1533.
                            The Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished Races
                            13
                            The monk looked at him; but said no more and turned round.
                            The King's Achievement
                            14
                            To the monk was denied even the blessing of the marriage ties.
                            Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 1: The Middle Ages
                            15
                            As soon as the monk had left the room, the magistrate exclaimed:
                            A Word, Only a Word — Volume 02
                            16
                            The attendant monk behind him is terror-struck; but will follow his master.
                            Mornings in Florence
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