: a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery
also
: friar
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
The books with rules for Buddhist monks and nuns, known as the Vinaya, report that Mahaprajapati approached the Buddha to ask whether women like her, as well as women whose husbands had become monks, could leave home to join the Buddha’s monastic order.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
The origins of the pretzel are debated, but legend traces it back to European monks as early as the 6th or 7th century.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Zen Mantra Thich Nhat Hanh was a Zen monk from Vietnam who was quite an incredible man.
—Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Noun
The group was made up of monks, and eventually, nuns.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
The books with rules for Buddhist monks and nuns, known as the Vinaya, report that Mahaprajapati approached the Buddha to ask whether women like her, as well as women whose husbands had become monks, could leave home to join the Buddha’s monastic order.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
The origins of the pretzel are debated, but legend traces it back to European monks as early as the 6th or 7th century.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Zen Mantra Thich Nhat Hanh was a Zen monk from Vietnam who was quite an incredible man.
—Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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“Monk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monk. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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