Monk Definition

mŭngk
monks
noun
monks
A member of a male religious order living in a monastery or hermitage observing a common rule, under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Webster's New World

In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.

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(slang) A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.

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(slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
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(slang) A judge.

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Other Word Forms of Monk

Noun

Singular:
monk
Plural:
monks

Origin of Monk

  • Middle English munk from Old English munuc from Late Latin monachus from Late Greek monakhos from Greek single from monos men-4 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English munuc, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monachos, “single, solitary"), from μόνος (monos, “alone")

    From Wiktionary

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