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Recent Examples of monk
Leonard Cohen, who spent several years in a monastery, spoke of how part of the benefit of the experience was in being denied even momentary escape from the other monks.
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Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
The rosary, dating back to the Middle Ages and popularized in the 16th century, remains one of Christianity's most recognizable symbols—whether held by the faithful, hanging from monks' belts, or draped around rearview mirrors.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Every morning, the monks gathered there, arranging themselves on the long stone benches, to discuss the matters of the day.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Unlike a synod of bishops, this will be a unique gathering of bishops, clergy, monks, friars, nuns and lay men and women.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
The rosary, dating back to the Middle Ages and popularized in the 16th century, remains one of Christianity's most recognizable symbols—whether held by the faithful, hanging from monks' belts, or draped around rearview mirrors.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Every morning, the monks gathered there, arranging themselves on the long stone benches, to discuss the matters of the day.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Unlike a synod of bishops, this will be a unique gathering of bishops, clergy, monks, friars, nuns and lay men and women.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monk
Noun
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Image Image Today, the convent functions as an infirmary for elderly Dominican friars from the area.—
Clara Vannucci,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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To get in touch with the miraculous Francis, the folkloric Francis, read the Fioretti, or The Little Flowers of St. Francis, a 14th-century collection of tales about the saint and his friars.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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While the Thai Buddhism depicted in The White Lotus is not completely realistic, there are several authentic ways to engage deeply with Buddhism, ranging from offering donations to short meditation retreats to ordination as a monastic.—
Brooke Schedneck,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2025
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Buddhist organizations, whose members are also known to skew older, have been trying to connect with younger people by updating the image of monastics, usually known for their no-nonsense asceticism.—
Koh Ewe,
TIME,
13 May 2024
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When Kaldi shared the berries with an abbot of a local monastery, the monk ended up wide awake during the evening prayers.—
Marta Zaraska,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Most of it comes from the town abbot who, in frequent scenes set in the nearby woods, always seems to be drifting into view with his basket of precious mushrooms, whenever Jérémie is near.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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In Thank You for Your Servitude, which for my money is the only truly interesting book about the Trump presidency, author Mark Leibovich goes into harrowing detail about how the modern GOP readily turned itself into a gaggle of mendicants to serve Trump on bended knee.—
Jason Linkins,
The New Republic,
29 Apr. 2023
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All these words strike me as vaguely offensive except for mendicant and supplicant.—
Stephen Miller,
WSJ,
11 Oct. 2021
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An obscure Iranian cleric named Ruhollah Khomeini arrived in the quiet suburb of Neauphle-le-Château in exile, and none of the senior correspondents wanted to make the trek.—
Stephen Heyman,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2025
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Also on Saturday, a bomb exploded outside a mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing cleric Mufti Shakir, local police said.—
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arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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On the March 30 episode of the show, teenage contestant — and aspiring preacher — Canaan James Hill took the judges to church with his audition for the show, leaving Lionel Richie in particular stunned.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2025
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And the battles continue under Johan’s 58-year-old nephew Erik af Klint—named after his grandfather—a medical doctor and Christian preacher who heads the board today.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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On a recent day, village elders, the province's Roman Catholic bishop and political figures filled the benches of a reception hall, waiting to meet with the man who will likely chart the future of Syrian Druze.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis has named an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore the next bishop, or top official, of the Diocese of Providence, a 153-year-old ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church.—
Jonathan M. Pitts,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2025
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Dixon, an administrator with the Kane County Sheriff’s Office and a deacon at Second Baptist Church, is seeking a third term.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Peter & Paul parishioners say are flatly false, including an unfounded claim that the deacon has a criminal record and was once sentenced to 30 days in jail.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Monk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monk. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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