monk

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Old English munuc < Latin monachus < Ancient Greek μοναχός (monachos), “‘single, solitary’”) < μόνος (monos), “‘alone’”)

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Singular
monk

Plural
monks

monk (plural monks)

  1. A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
  2. (slang) A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
  3. (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
  4. (slang) A judge.

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male member of monastic order
slang: loner — see loner
slang: man living without sexual relationships
slang: judge — see judge
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