Monk
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A monk is a man who has withdrawn from ordinary life to devote himself to religious practice, typically living in a community under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Buddhist monks and Christian monks follow different traditions but share the pattern of renunciation and discipline.
The word extends to anyone living an austere, contemplative life: He lived like a monk in his tiny apartment.
Monastic house of worship
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- prayerAddress to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- celibacyAbstaining from intimate relations
robe · tonsure · chant · cloister · friar · ascetic · devotion · scripture
Monk following ancient rule
- FranciscanMendicant order member
- TrappistMonk of austere order
- DominicanPreaching order member
- AugustineFourth-century church father
habit · gregorian · scriptorium · illumination · brewing · vespers · matins · refectory
Buddhist religious community
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- templeSacred worship structure
- saffronCrocus-derived golden spice
- almsGifts to the destitute
enlightenment · mindfulness · Zen · Tibetan · Shaolin · ordination · nirvana · Dalai Lama
Chinese martial temple tradition
- kung fuChinese martial discipline
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
warrior · temple · wushu · combat · qi · grandmaster · disciple · kata
Improvisational American music genre
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- Coltrane"Giant Steps" musician
composition · angular · dissonance · genius · eccentric · hat · stride · harmonic
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Monastic house of worship
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- prayerAddress to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
celibacy · robe · tonsure · chant · cloister · friar · ascetic · devotion · scripture · contemplation
Benedictine
Monk following ancient rule
- FranciscanMendicant order member
- TrappistMonk of austere order
- DominicanPreaching order member
Augustine · habit · gregorian · scriptorium · illumination · brewing · vespers · matins · refectory · oblate
sangha
Buddhist religious community
alms · enlightenment · mindfulness · Zen · Tibetan · Shaolin · ordination · nirvana · Dalai Lama · begging bowl
Shaolin
Chinese martial temple tradition
- kung fuChinese martial discipline
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
training · warrior · temple · wushu · combat · qi · grandmaster · disciple · kata · endurance
jazz
Improvisational American music genre
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
Coltrane · composition · angular · dissonance · genius · eccentric · hat · stride · harmonic · rhythm
Monkhedonist
Seeker of sensual satisfaction
libertine · playboy · sybarite · bon vivant · sensualist
Monkfamily man
Husband devoted to household
householder · socialite · man about town · social butterfly · patriarch
- monkey barsOverhead playground climbing structure
- monkey businessDeceitful or frivolous conduct
- monkey aroundBehave playfully, unseriously
- Buddhist monasteryResidential religious community, Eastern
- monkey suitInformal term for formalwear
- monkey wrenchTool with sliding jaw
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