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  Monk \Monk\, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. ?, fr.
     mo`nos alone. Cf. Monachism.]
     1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of
        the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a
        religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and
        bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and
        poverty. ``A monk out of his cloister.'' --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Monks in some respects agree with regulars, as in
              the substantial vows of religion; but in other
              respects monks and regulars differ; for that
              regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so
              strict a rule of life as monks are.   --Ayliffe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Print.) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused
        by the ink not being properly distributed. It is
        distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a
        deficiency of ink.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the
        powder hose or train of a mine.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) A South American monkey ({Pithecia monachus); also
            applied to other species, as Cebus xanthocephalus.
        (b) The European bullfinch.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Monk bat (Zo["o]l.), a South American and West Indian bat
        ({Molossus nasutus); -- so called because the males live
        in communities by themselves.
  
     Monk bird(Zo["o]l.), the friar bird.
  
     Monk seal (Zo["o]l.), a species of seal ({Monachus
        albiventer) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean
        Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic.
  
     Monk's rhubarb (Bot.), a kind of dock; -- also called
        patience+({Rumex+Patientia" rel="nofollow">patience ({Rumex Patientia).
        [1913 Webster]

  Monk \Monk\, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. ?, fr.
     ? alone. Cf. Monachism.]
     1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of
        the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a
        religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and
        bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and
        poverty. ``A monk out of his cloister.'' --Chaucer.
  
              Monks in some respects agree with regulars, as in
              the substantial vows of religion; but in other
              respects monks and regulars differ; for that
              regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so
              strict a rule of life as monks are.   --Ayliffe.
  
     2. (Print.) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused
        by the ink not being properly distributed. It is
        distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a
        deficiency of ink.
  
     3. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the
        powder hose or train of a mine.
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) A South American monkey ({Pithecia monachus); also
            applied to other species, as Cebus xanthocephalus.
        (b) The European bullfinch.
  
     Monk bat (Zo["o]l.), a South American and West Indian bat
        ({Molossus nasutus); -- so called because the males live
        in communities by themselves.
  
     Monk bird(Zo["o]l.), the friar bird.
  
     Monk seal (Zo["o]l.), a species of seal ({Monachus
        albiventer) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean
        Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic.
  
     Monk's rhubarb (Bot.), a kind of dock; -- also called
        patience+({Rumex+Patientia" rel="nofollow">patience ({Rumex Patientia).

  monk
       n 1: a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself
            to contemplation and prayer and work [syn: monastic]
       2: United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of
          the bebop style (1917-1982) [syn: Thelonious Monk, Thelonious
          Sphere Monk]

  monk
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο καλόγερος, ο μοναχός

  monk
     Middle English n.
     (l en monk)
     Saterland Frisian prep.
     among

  Monk
     n.
     (surname: en).

  monk
     alt.
     1 A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for
  religious service.
     2 in earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as
  opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
     n.
     1 A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for
  religious service.
     2 in earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as
  opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
     vb.
     1 To be a monk.
     2 To act like a monk; especially to be contemplative.
     3 To monkey or meddle; to behave in a manner that is not systematic.
     4 To be intoxicated or confused.
     5 To be attached in a way that sticks out.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) A monkey.

  Monk
     n.
     (surname: en).

  monk
     Middle English n.
     (l en monk)
     Saterland Frisian prep.
     among

  Monk
     n.
     (surname: en).

  monk
     Middle English n.
     (l en monk)
     Saterland Frisian prep.
     among

  Monk
     n.
     (surname: en).

  monk
     Englanti n.
     munkki

  monk
     Engelska n.
     munk; man som lever i kloster

  monk /mˈʌŋk/
  monnik

  Monk /mˈʌŋk/
  الراهب

  monk //mʌŋk// 
  калу́гер, мона́х
  male member of monastic order

  monk /mˈʌŋk/ 
  mnich

  monk /mˈʌŋk/
  Mönch , Ordensmann , Ordensbruder , Klosterbruder  [relig.]
     Synonyms: friar, brother
  
   see: monks, friars, brothers
  

  monk /mˈʌŋk/
  Schmierstelle 
     Synonym: lubricating point
  

  monk //mʌŋk// 
  munkki
  male member of monastic order

  monk /mʌŋk/
  moine

  monk /mʌŋk/
  manach

  monk /mˈʌŋk/ 
  1. भिक्षु
        "The monk was found to be a fraud."

  monk /mˈʌŋk/
  kaluđer, redovnik

  monk /mˈʌŋk/
  1. barát
  2. szerzetes

  monk //mʌŋk// 
  1. biarawan
  2. rahib, biksu
  male member of monastic order

  monk //mʌŋk// 
  修道士, 僧, 僧侶, 坊さん, 法師
  male member of monastic order

  monk /mʌŋk/
  cenobita, monachus, nonnus

  monk /mʌŋk/
  vienuolis

  monk /mʌŋk/
  1. monnik
  2. kloosterbroeder

  monk //mʌŋk// 
  munk
  male member of monastic order

  monk /mʌŋk/ 
    zakonnik, mnich

  monk /mʌŋk/
  frei, monge

  monk /mʌŋk/
  monje

  monk //mʌŋk// 
  munk
  male member of monastic order

  monk /mˈʌŋk/
  1. keşiş
  2. münzevi kimse. monk hood  keşişlik
  3. keşişler. monkish  keşiş gibi monk' cloth perdelik kaba pamuklu kumaş.

  
/ˈməŋk/

  63 Moby Thesaurus words for "monk":
     Cape polecat, abbacomes, abbot, ape, ascetic, bar, beadsman, bear,
     brother, caloyer, cavy, celibataire, celibate, cenobite, chimp,
     chimpanzee, coenobite, conventual, conventual prior, coon, ferret,
     foumart, friar, glutton, grand prior, groundhog, guinea pig,
     hedgehog, hermit, hieromonach, lay abbot, lay brother, mendicant,
     misogamist, misogynist, monastic, monkey, mousehound, nun, opossum,
     palmer, pilgrim, pillar saint, pillarist, polecat, porcupine,
     possum, prairie dog, priest, prior, quill pig, raccoon, religieux,
     religious, single, skunk, stylite, unmarried, weasel, whistle-pig,
     wolverine, woodchuck, zoril
  
  

  n. 修道士,僧侣,和尚;

     n. 修道士,僧侣,和尚