MONK
31monk — /mʌŋk / (say mungk) noun a man who has withdrawn from the world from religious motives, either as an eremite or, especially, as a member of an order of coenobites living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, according to a rule: a… …
32monk — [OE] Etymologically, a monk is someone who lives ‘alone’. The word comes ultimately from late Greek mónachos ‘solitary person, hermit’, which was derived from Greek mónos ‘alone’ (source of the English prefix mono ). It passed into late Latin as… …
33Monk — Mọnk, 1) Egon, Regisseur, * Berlin 18. 5. 1927; ab 1949 Regieassistent B. Brechts; danach selbstständiger Regisseur; seit 1953 in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; ab 1960 Leiter der Hauptabteilung Fernsehspiele im NDR; 1968 kurzzeitig Intendant …
34monk — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ Buddhist, Tibetan, Zen ▪ Christian ▪ Benedictine, Dominican, Trappist, etc. ▪ …
35Monk — niederdeutsche Übernamen zu mnd. mon(n)ik, monk »Mönch«; Münch. Bekannter Namensträger: Egon Monk, deutscher Regisseur (20./21.Jh.) …
36Mönk — niederdeutsche Übernamen zu mnd. mon(n)ik, monk »Mönch«; Münch. Bekannter Namensträger: Egon Monk, deutscher Regisseur (20./21.Jh.) …
37Monk — Matthew Gregory (Monk) Lewis; Thelonious Monk …
38monk — friar, monk A friar is a member of a mendicant (i.e. living on alms) or originally mendicant religious order of men, especially the Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans, who live among the people and do good works. A monk can… …
39Monk — Member of one of the communities of Christian men who lived according to an order or set of rules established to ensure a life of devotion and prayer. [OldEngl. munuc < Lat. monachus = monk < Gr. monos = alone] Cf. Monastery …
40monk — [[t]mʌ̱ŋk[/t]] monks N COUNT A monk is a member of a male religious community that is usually separated from the outside world. ...saffron robed Buddhist monks …
