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monk
- pronunciation:
- muhngk
- features:
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noun |
| definition: |
a man who has joined a religious order, having taken a vow to be sequestered from the world for a life of austerity and chastity.
- synonyms:
- monastic
- similar words:
- abbess, abbot, ascetic, brother, celibate, contemplative, friar, hermit, mendicant, prior
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| related words: |
ascetic, brother, celibate, contemplative, mendicant, prior |
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