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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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Patience : \Pa"tience\, n. [F. patience, fr. L. patientia. See
Patient.]
1. The state or quality of being patient; the power of
suffering with fortitude; uncomplaining endurance of evils
or wrongs, as toil, pain, poverty, insult, oppression,
calamity, etc.
Strenthened with all might, . . . unto all patience
and long-suffering. --Col. i. 11.
I must have patience to endure the load. --Shak.
Who hath learned lowliness Based on his Lord's cradle,
patience from his cross. --Keble.
2. The act or power of calmly or contentedly waiting for
something due or hoped for; forbearance.
Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
--Matt. xviii.
29.
3. Constancy in labor or application; perseverance.
He learned with patience, and with meekness taught.
--Harte.
4. Sufferance; permission. [Obs.] --Hooker.
They stay upon your patience. --Shak.
5. (Bot.) A kind of dock ({Rumex Patientia), less common in
America than in Europe; monk's rhubarb.
6. (Card Playing) Solitaire.
Syn: Patience, Resignation.
Usage: Patience implies the quietness or self-possession of
one's own spirit under sufferings, provocations, etc.;
resignation implies submission to the will of another.
The Stoic may have patience; the Christian should have
both patience and resignation.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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