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Meanings of Monk in English

Russian
монах
Portuguese
monge
Catalan
monjo
Spanish
monje
Wikidata

Member of a monastic religious order.

          Related terms
          монах
          Portuguese
          frei
          Catalan
          monjo
          Spanish
          monacato

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

                frei
                Portuguese
                monges
                Catalan
                thelonious monk
                Spanish
                thelonious monk

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

                      monges

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

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                            Examples for "Thelonious Monk"
                            Examples for "Thelonious Monk"
                            1
                            Photos of Thelonious Monk, Buster Keaton and Neil Young adorn their walls.
                            The Irish Times
                            2
                            Inside Out celebrates what would be the 100th birthday of Thelonious Monk.
                            Radio NZ
                            3
                            He clicked on a Thelonious Monk CD and tried to calm himself.
                            Take a Chance on Me
                            4
                            After a brief period with Davis he did a long stint with Thelonious Monk.
                            The Guardian
                            5
                            There's a gas-powered generator running the lights and a boom box playing Thelonious Monk.
                            Soon I will be invincible
                            Usage of Monk in English
                            1
                            But Monk had seen Beck's wife; the former was easy to believe.
                            Funeral in Blue
                            2
                            Mr Key says he will discuss Mr Monk's proposals with his advisers.
                            Radio NZ
                            3
                            In it occurs the strange pagan-flavoured story of the British Monk Constantine.
                            The Life of St. Mochuda of Lismore
                            4
                            Mr Monk said he believed their sustained protests had caused the delay.
                            Radio NZ
                            5
                            There was a distinguished general in Scotland at this time named Monk.
                            History of King Charles the Second of England
                            6
                            You ask me what I think of the conduct of General Monk.
                            The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12)
                            7
                            Then Monk flung one and the other down in front of him.
                            Mistress Wilding
                            8
                            Mr Monk said he didn't want to be muzzled by the agreement.
                            Radio NZ
                            9
                            But one longs for deeper insight into Monk's personal and professional history.
                            Reuters
                            10
                            General Monk went to Dover to receive the king at his landing.
                            History of King Charles the Second of England
                            11
                            And you and I in this measure must stick to Mr. Monk.
                            The Prime Minister
                            12
                            Estes started forward and Monk said calmly, I'm not high now, Charles.
                            Phoenix noir
                            13
                            Other investors include Monk's Hill Ventures and Golden Gate Ventures Growth Fund.
                            Reuters
                            14
                            In the late afternoon Monk went out again, without saying where to.
                            Funeral in Blue
                            15
                            For once in her life Eliza Monk allowed herself to betray agitation.
                            The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891
                            16
                            The sound of her footsteps rouzed the Monk from his sullen apathy.
                            The Monk: A Romance
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                            Russian
                            монах
                            Monk through the time
                            Monk across language varieties
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                            Australia
                            Common
                            United States of America
                            Less common
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