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The definition of a monk is man in a religious order who lives a life of poverty, chastity and obedience.

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An example of a monk is a Buddhist man living with other Buddhists and following strict life rules.

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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

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

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

See monk in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English munk

Origin: , from Old English munuc

Origin: , from Late Latin monachus

Origin: , from Late Greek monakhos

Origin: , from Greek, single

Origin: , from monos; see men-⁴ in Indo-European roots

(mŭngk), (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.

, George

See George Monck.

, 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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