monk

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see also: Monk

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /mʌŋk/

Noun

monk (plural monks)

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.
3. (slang) A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
4. (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
5. (slang) A judge.
6. (printing) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed; distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink.
7. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.
8. A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
9. The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
10. The monkfish.
11. (historical) A fuse for firing mines.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:recluse

Related terms

• monastery
• monastic
• monasticism

Translations

• French: moine
• German: Mönch
• Italian: monaco, frate
• Portuguese: monge
• Russian: мона́х
• Spanish: monje

Translations

• Italian: celibe

Verb

monk (monks, present participle monking; past and past participle monked)

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.

Noun

monk (plural monks)

1. (colloquial) A monkey.

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Monk

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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