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monk (muŋk)

noun

a member of a male religious order living in a monastery or hermitage observing a common rule, under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience

Etymology: ME munec < OE munuc < LL(Ec) monachus < LGr(Ec) monachos < Gr, one who lives alone < monos, alone: see mono-

Monk definition

Monk (muŋk)

  1. Monk, George 1st Duke of Albemarle 1608-70; Eng. general & politician
  2. (muŋk)
    Monk, Thelonious (Sphere) (t̸hə lō′nē əs) 1920-82; U.S. jazz pianist & composer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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