monk

Meaning

Noun

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. An inkblot.
7. A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
8. The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
9. The monkfish.
10. A fuse for firing mines.

Verb

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mʌŋk/

Etymology

From 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”).

Sentences

But he kept quiet , because he had heard what the alchemist said to the monk .