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monk [mʌŋk]
сущ.монах
black monk — монах Бенедектинского ордена
grey monk — монах ордена цистерцианцев
: a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery; also : friar
(in Christianity) a man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons, especially as a member of an order of cenobites living according to a particular rule and under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
2.
(in any religion) a man who is a member of a monastic order: a Buddhist monk.
3.
Printing . a dark area on a printed page caused by uneven inking of the plate or type.
Synonyms
1. brother. Monk, friar refer to members of special male groups whose lives are devoted to the service of the church, especially in Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox denominations. A monk is properly a member of a monastery, under a superior; he is bound by a vow of stability, and is a co-owner of the community property of the monastery. Since the Reformation, monk and friar have been used as if they were the same. A friar is, however, strictly speaking, a member of a mendicant order, whose members are not attached to a monastery and own no community property.
Rhymes with MONK
bunk, chunk, clunk, drunk, dunk, flunk, funk, gunk, hunk, junk, plunk, punk, skunk, spunk, sunk, thunk, trunk
black monk — монах Бенедектинского ордена
grey monk — монах ордена цистерцианцев
: a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery; also : friar
(in Christianity) a man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons, especially as a member of an order of cenobites living according to a particular rule and under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
2.
(in any religion) a man who is a member of a monastic order: a Buddhist monk.
3.
Printing . a dark area on a printed page caused by uneven inking of the plate or type.
Synonyms
1. brother. Monk, friar refer to members of special male groups whose lives are devoted to the service of the church, especially in Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox denominations. A monk is properly a member of a monastery, under a superior; he is bound by a vow of stability, and is a co-owner of the community property of the monastery. Since the Reformation, monk and friar have been used as if they were the same. A friar is, however, strictly speaking, a member of a mendicant order, whose members are not attached to a monastery and own no community property.
Rhymes with MONK
bunk, chunk, clunk, drunk, dunk, flunk, funk, gunk, hunk, junk, plunk, punk, skunk, spunk, sunk, thunk, trunk
