MONK

Monk

A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decided to dedicate his life to serving all other living beings, or to be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live his life in prayer and contemplation. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many religions and in philosophy.

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monk

Noun

  1. A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
  2. in earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
  3. A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
  4. An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
  5. A judge.
  6. A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed; distinguished from a , or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink.
  7. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.
  8. A South American monkey (); also applied to other species, as .
  9. The .


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