monk
A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious serviceA male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
» Tom is a monk.
Tom ist Mönch.
Том — монах.
Том монах.
Meaning
11 sensesA male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
Mönch
мона́хmonáx
мона́хmonáx, черне́цьčernécʹ
In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
(slang)Someone who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
(slang)An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
монахmonax, бобыльbobylʹ
(slang)A judge.
A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
The monkfish.
(historical)A fuse for firing mines.
(colloquial)A monkey.
(archaic)An inkblot.
- a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
- United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)
Examples
80 sentencesTom is a monk.
Том монах.
ruТом — монах.
deTom ist Mönch.
I'm a monk.
Я монах.
ruЯ монах.
deIch bin ein Mönch.
Tom decided to become a monk.
ruТом решил стать монахом.
deTom hat sich entschlossen, Mönch zu werden.
Tom is a monk, isn't he?
Tom has decided to become a monk.
ruТом решил стать монахом.
deTom hat sich entschlossen, Mönch zu werden.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English monk, from Old English munuc, from Proto-West Germanic *munik, from LaFrom Middle English monk, from Old English munuc, from Proto-West Germanic *munik, from Late Latin monicus, variant of monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
By shortening.
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Forms
plural: monksSynonyms
3 synonyms- a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work:monastic
- United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982):Thelonious MonkThelonious Sphere Monk