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Monk
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Monk  (mngk), (James) Arthur Known as "Art." Born 1957.
American football player. As a wide receiver with the Washington Redskins, he set (1992) a National Football League record for career receptions.

Monk, George
See George Monck.

Monk, Thelonious Sphere 1917-1982.
American jazz pianist and composer whose spare style and unusual harmonic sense made him one of the most influential modern jazz musicians.

monk  (mngk)
n.
A man who is a member of a brotherhood living in a monastery and devoted to a discipline prescribed by his order: a Carthusian monk; a Buddhist monk.

[Middle English munk, from Old English munuc, from Late Latin monachus, from Late Greek monakhos, from Greek, single, from monos; see men-4 in Indo-European roots.]

monk [mʌŋk]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a male member of a religious community bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience Related adj monastic
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) (sometimes capital) a fancy pigeon having a bald pate and often large feathered feet
[Old English munuc, from Late Latin monachus, from Late Greek: solitary (man), from Greek monos alone]

Monk [mʌŋk]
n
1. (Biographies / Monk, Thelonious (Sphere) (1920-1982) M, US, MUSIC: jazz pianist, MUSIC: composer) Thelonious (Sphere) (θəˈləʊnɪəs). 1920-82, US jazz pianist and composer
2. (Biographies) a variant spelling of (George) Monck
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Monkmonk - a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
Brother - (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"
Carthusian - a member of the Carthusian order
religious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
Cistercian, Trappist - member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
2.MonkMonk - United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)

monk
noun (Loosely) friar, brother, religious, novice, monastic, oblate saffron-robed Buddhist monks
Related words
adjective monastic
Translations
monk [mʌŋk] Nmonje m

monk [ˈmʌŋk] nmoine m

monk
nMönch m

monk [mʌŋk] nfrate m, monaco
monk [mʌŋk] nfrate m, monaco

monk
n monk [maŋk]
a member of a male religious group, who lives in a monastery, away from the rest of society. monnik راهِب монах mnich munk der Mönch μοναχός monje munk راهب munkki moine נָזִיר भिक्षु redovnik szerzetes, barát biarawan munkur monaco, frate 修道士 수도사 vienuolis mūks sami monnik munk mnich, zakonnik monge călugăr монах mních menih monah munk พระสงฆ์ keşiş, rahip 修道士 чернець, монах راہب thầy tu

Monk راهب mnich munk Mönch καλόγερος monje munkki moine redovnik monaco 修道士 수도승 monnik munk mnich monge монах munk พระ keşiş thầy tu 和尚


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