monk en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /mɔŋk/ South Asia, spelling pronunciation
- /mʌŋk/
Etymology
From Middle English monk, from Old English munuc, from Proto-West Germanic *munik, from Late Latin monicus, variant of monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
Meanings
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A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
This is believed to be the completeſt liſt of this voluminous, proſaick, and driveling monk, that can be formed, without acceſs, at leaſt, to every manuſcript library in the kingdom, which would be very difficult, if not imposſible, to obtain.
1802, Joseph Ritson, “Poets of the Fifteenth Century”, in Bibliographia Poetica:In clusters on the plain, like cowlless monks at matins, sat the vultures that had settled on the corpse of the hyena impaled by the female rhino […]
1982, Michael Bishop, No enemy but time:
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In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one, while in the case of monk and crusader there must have been a sustaining purpose, and possibly a great abnegation, a leaving of lands and possessions.”
1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC:
- (slang) Someone who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
- (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
- (slang) A judge.
- (archaic) An inkblot.
- A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
- The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
- The monkfish.
- (historical) A fuse for firing mines.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moncke | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| monks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Monks Horton · monk fruit · monkscloth · monkish · monkshood · Monk Bretton · monklike · monk parakeet · have a monk on · monk chair · monkess · monkdom · monk seal · Monk Hesleden · monkless · monk parrot · monk saki · priest-monk · monkette · monklet · Monks Risborough · monkly · sea monk · monkfruit · monkism · monk bat · monkery · the cowl does not make the monk · monk vulture · Monk Fryston
Relateds
monastic · monasticism · monastery
Translations (190)
lo ສົງ (male member of monastic order) · ajp راهب (male member of monastic order) · pi bhikkhu (male member of monastic order) · tr rahip (male member of monastic order) · eo monaĥo (male member of monastic order) · pl mnich (slang: man living without sexual relationships) · rm muntg (male member of monastic order) · sh redòvnīk (male member of monastic order) · pl zakonnik (male member of monastic order) · km អ្នកបួស (male member of monastic order) · be мана́х (male member of monastic order) · it celibe (slang: man living without sexual relationships) · sk mních (slang: man living without sexual relationships) · lt minỹkas (male member of monastic order) · bg калу́гер (male member of monastic order) · gl freire (male member of monastic order) · io monako (male member of monastic order) · bo བཙུན་པ (male member of monastic order) · uz monax (male member of monastic order) · my ဘိက္ခု (male member of monastic order) · hy աբեղա (male member of monastic order) · ja 法師 (male member of monastic order) · om moloksee (male member of monastic order) · el μοναχός (male member of monastic order) · vec monego (male member of monastic order) · olt minỹkas (male member of monastic order) · ps راهب (male member of monastic order) · yue 和尚 (male member of monastic order) · fr moine (male member of monastic order) · ca monjo (male member of monastic order) · it frate (male member of monastic order) · bn সন্ন্যাসী (male member of monastic order) · cu мънихъ (male member of monastic order) · ko 수도사 (male member of monastic order) · enm monk (male member of monastic order) · rup cãlugãr (male member of monastic order) · my ပဉ္စင်း (male member of monastic order) · csb mich (male member of monastic order) · sh mònah (male member of monastic order) · pt monge (male member of monastic order) · kmr rahîb (male member of monastic order) · sl redovnik (male member of monastic order) · ta துறவி (slang: man living without sexual relationships) · zlw-opl mnich (male member of monastic order) · pl mnich (male member of monastic order) · da munk (male member of monastic order) · nan-hbl 出家人 (male member of monastic order) · kk сопы (male member of monastic order) · it monaco (male member of monastic order) · lv mūks (male member of monastic order) · tg шайх (male member of monastic order) · cop ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ (male member of monastic order) · ms rahib (male member of monastic order) · sv munk (male member of monastic order) · dng хуәшон (male member of monastic order) · vo kleudan (male member of monastic order) · th พระ (male member of monastic order) · tg роҳиб (male member of monastic order) · rm muong (male member of monastic order) · sq murg (male member of monastic order) · txb ṣamāne (male member of monastic order) · cmn 僧侶 /僧侣 (male member of monastic order) · mt patri (male member of monastic order) · lo ສະມະນະ (male member of monastic order) · hsb mnich (male member of monastic order) · sk mních (male member of monastic order) · sa अवष्टम्भ (male member of monastic order) · vi thầy tu (male member of monastic order) · fa-ira راهِب (male member of monastic order) · bo དགེ་སྦྱོང (male member of monastic order) · sh мо̀нах (male member of monastic order) · tk monah (male member of monastic order) · my ဘုန်းကြီး (male member of monastic order) · vo hikleudan (male member of monastic order) · os моладзан (male member of monastic order) · tr keşiş (male member of monastic order) · ga manach (male member of monastic order) · hu szerzetes (male member of monastic order) · ja 僧侶 (male member of monastic order) · is munkur (male member of monastic order) · ky монах (male member of monastic order) · hi संन्यासी (male member of monastic order) · uk черне́ць (male member of monastic order) · et munk (male member of monastic order) · olt minỹchas (male member of monastic order) · gl mogo (male member of monastic order) · ru монах (slang: man living without sexual relationships) · gl frade (male member of monastic order) · orv мнихъ (male member of monastic order) · za hozsiengh (male member of monastic order) · cmn 僧 (male member of monastic order) · zlw-ocs mnich (male member of monastic order) · lo ສົມ (male member of monastic order) · id biksu (male member of monastic order) · vi đan sĩ (male member of monastic order) · ang mynstermann (male member of monastic order) · cs mnich (male member of monastic order) · lo ນັກສິດ (male member of monastic order) · sk rehoľník (male member of monastic order) · nn munk (male member of monastic order) · rm montg (male member of monastic order) · de Mönch (male member of monastic order) · ko 수사 (male member of monastic order) · ro monah (male member of monastic order) · dsb mnich (male member of monastic order) · es monje (male member of monastic order) · he נָזִיר (male member of monastic order) · mn гэлэн (male member of monastic order) · ar نَاسِك (male member of monastic order) · sh kàluđer (male member of monastic order) · ms sami (male member of monastic order) · ka ბერი (male member of monastic order) · grc μοναχός (male member of monastic order) · dng хәшон (male member of monastic order) · mn лам (male member of monastic order) · nrf mouaine (male member of monastic order) · sl menih (male member of monastic order) · bo གྲྭ་པ (male member of monastic order) · kk тақуа (male member of monastic order) · uz rohib (male member of monastic order) · wa moenne (male member of monastic order) · ro călugăr (male member of monastic order) · hu barát (male member of monastic order) · fy muonts (male member of monastic order) · ug راھىب (male member of monastic order) · sc mongiu (male member of monastic order) · cmn 和尚 (male member of monastic order) · gd manach (male member of monastic order) · fro moingne (male member of monastic order) · hy վանական (male member of monastic order) · ru бобыль (slang: man living without sexual relationships) · nl monnik (male member of monastic order) · ar رَاهِب (male member of monastic order) · bn ভিক্ষু (male member of monastic order) · tl monghe (male member of monastic order) · fo munkur (male member of monastic order) · af monnik (male member of monastic order) · la nonnus (male member of monastic order) · ru мона́х (male member of monastic order) · sh редо̀внӣк (male member of monastic order) · th นักพรต (male member of monastic order) · hi भिक्षु (male member of monastic order) · cu ⰿⱏⱀⰻⱈⱏ (male member of monastic order) · ur راہِب (male member of monastic order) · uk мона́х (male member of monastic order) · sms manah (male member of monastic order) · arz راهب (male member of monastic order) · ta துறவி (male member of monastic order) · dsb mich (male member of monastic order) · ja 坊さん (male member of monastic order) · prs رَاهِب (male member of monastic order) · ota كشیش (male member of monastic order) · ja 修道士 (male member of monastic order) · az rahib (male member of monastic order) · id rahib (male member of monastic order) · sc monzu (male member of monastic order) · km ព្រះសង្ឃ (male member of monastic order) · oc monge (male member of monastic order) · kk монах (male member of monastic order) · cy mynach (male member of monastic order) · sh кàлуђер (male member of monastic order) · vi tu sĩ (male member of monastic order) · myv ськамонатя (male member of monastic order) · km លោកសង្ឃ (male member of monastic order) · nb munk (male member of monastic order) · my ရဟန်း (male member of monastic order) · mk калуѓер (male member of monastic order) · hi महन्त (male member of monastic order) · lt vienuolis (male member of monastic order) · nan-hbl 和尚 (male member of monastic order) · mk монах (male member of monastic order) · gl monxe (male member of monastic order) · sw mmonaki (male member of monastic order) · la monachus (male member of monastic order) · ast monxu (male member of monastic order) · sga manach (male member of monastic order) · br manac’h (male member of monastic order) · ota راهب (male member of monastic order) · shn ၸဝ်ႈမုၼ် (male member of monastic order) · tr ruhban (male member of monastic order) · uz ruhoniy (male member of monastic order) · mi monaki (male member of monastic order) · vec munego (male member of monastic order) · fi munkki (male member of monastic order) · ro celibatar (slang: man living without sexual relationships) · cmn 修士 (male member of monastic order) · mnw ခမဳ (male member of monastic order) · shn မုၼ်ၸဝ်ႈ (male member of monastic order) · bg мона́х (male member of monastic order) · ja 僧 (male member of monastic order)