: a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery
also
: friar
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Columbus was an adherent of the twelfth-century Italian monk Joachim of Fiore, whose chronological template of God’s plan for humankind progressed in three stages of spiritual development.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The couple, both practicing Buddhists, celebrated their union with a May wedding party at Gere's estate in New York, complete with Tibetan monks.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The living quarters of the 14 monks who reside on the property also took a hit.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In Japan, for example, at least one temple has traded human monks for robot monks programmed to share the lessons of the Buddha.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Columbus was an adherent of the twelfth-century Italian monk Joachim of Fiore, whose chronological template of God’s plan for humankind progressed in three stages of spiritual development.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The couple, both practicing Buddhists, celebrated their union with a May wedding party at Gere's estate in New York, complete with Tibetan monks.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The living quarters of the 14 monks who reside on the property also took a hit.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Monk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monk. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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