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.

Wiktionary

(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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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")

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