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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
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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
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.

Usage of monk in English
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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Russian
монах
Monk through the time
Monk across language varieties
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Australia
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