Word Meaning

monk definition and meaning

n. 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.
n. 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.
n. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.
n. A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthocephalus.
n. The European bullfinch.

Crossword clues for monk

- A male religious
- Anchorite
- Member of a religious community of men
- Monastery dweller
- Religious man
- Religious recluse