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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monk \Monk\, n. [AS. munuc munec munc, L. monachus Gr ?, fr
? alone. Cf {Monachism}.]
1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of
the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a
religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and
bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and
poverty. ``A monk out of his cloister.'' --Chaucer.
Monks in some respects agree with regulars, as in
the substantial vows of religion; but in other
respects monks and regulars differ; for that
regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so
strict a rule of life as monks are --Ayliffe.
2. (Print.) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused
by the ink not being properly distributed. It is
distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a
deficiency of ink.
3. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the
powder hose or train of a mine.
4. (Zo["o]l.)
a A South American monkey ({Pithecia monachus}); also
applied to other species, as {Cebus xanthocephalus}.
b The European bullfinch.
{Monk bat} (Zo["o]l.), a South American and West Indian bat
({Molossus nasutus}); -- so called because the males live
in communities by themselves.
{Monk bird}(Zo["o]l.), the friar bird.
{Monk seal} (Zo["o]l.), a species of seal ({Monachus
albiventer}) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean
Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic.
{Monk's rhubarb} (Bot.), a kind of dock; -- also called
{patience} ({Rumex Patientia}).
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
monk
n : a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself
to contemplation and prayer and work [syn: {monastic}]
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