Associations to the word «Monk»
Noun
- Justinian
- Chaser
- Dormitory
- Observance
- Caves
- Augustine
- Sanctity
- Orthodox
- Eastman
- Scribe
- Scripture
- Gregor
- Chaucer
- Burma
- Albans
- Vocation
- Copying
- Boniface
- Rollins
- Recitation
- Crucifix
- Charlemagne
- Bud
- Hospice
- Yogi
- Legate
- Tang
- Constantinople
- Piety
- Fasting
- Preaching
- Heretic
- Lacy
- Deacon
- Diocese
- Inquisition
- Saxon
- Seal
- Saint
- Heresy
- Cyril
- Ely
- Dominican
- Martyr
- Theologian
- Bishop
- Liturgy
- Shrewsbury
- Chan
- Archbishop
- Sanskrit
- Ambrose
- Simeon
- Eustace
- Leland
- Gall
- Lent
- Gregory
- Transept
- Lineage
- Odo
- Prayer
- Enlightenment
- Solitude
- Temple
- Bangor
- Ludlow
- Churchman
- Radcliffe
- Humility
- Kell
- Antioch
Adjective
Wiktionary
MONK, noun. A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
MONK, noun. In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
MONK, noun. (slang) A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
MONK, noun. (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
MONK, noun. (slang) A judge.
MONK, noun. (printing) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed; distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink.
MONK, noun. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.
MONK, noun. A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthocephalus.
MONK, noun. The European bullfinch.
MONK BAT, noun. Molossus nasutus, a South American and West Indian bat.
MONK PARAKEET, noun. Myiopsitta monachus, a parrot of South America.
MONK SEAL, noun. A seal of the genus Monachus.
MONK VULTURE, noun. Alternative term for Eurasian black vulture
MONK VULTURES, noun. Plural of monk vulture
Dictionary definition
MONK, noun. A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work.
MONK, noun. United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982).
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.