Monk

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.

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Monk, George

See George Monck.

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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.

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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.

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[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.]

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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]

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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

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monk

• ascetic - Pronounced uh-SET-ik, it is derived from Greek asketes, "monk, hermit."
• dean - Comes from Latin decanum, "chief of a group of ten," and Greek dekanos, "a monk or dignitary in charge of ten others."
• nun - Derived from Latin nonna, the feminine of nonnus, "monk," originally a title given to an elderly person.
• monk, friar - A monk stays in a monastery; a friar does not.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	monk - a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work monastic 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.	Monk - United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982) Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Sphere Monk

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monk

noun (Loosely) friar, brother, religious, novice, monastic, oblate saffron-robed Buddhist monks

Related words
adjective monastic

Translations

monk [mʌŋk] N → monje m

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monk [ˈmʌŋk] n → moine m

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monk

n → Mönch m

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monk [mʌŋk] n → frate m, monaco

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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 修道士

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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