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Monk - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Monk : (noun)
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: Monk, Thelonious Monk,
Thelonious Sphere Monk]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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">patience ({Rumex Patientia).
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Monk |
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mrbamboo: Holy shit I just saw the Monk class videos from Diablo III. WANNNNNTTTT |
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Acru: Just watched the finale of Monk. I just cried and cried. |
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firedancer717: Monk is over forever :( |
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