monk's

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Monk's is the possessive form of monk, a man who lives in a religious community under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

The possessive typically modifies things associated with monastic life: a monk's cell, a monk's robe, a monk's vow of silence.

Monk's cloth is a coarse, loosely woven fabric originally used for habits.

religious

habit

Settled regular tendency

  • tonsureRitual scalp shaving
  • cowlHooded monastic garment
  • robeLong loose outer garment

vows · cell · cloister · breviary · chant · vigil · vespers · matins · asceticism · prayer

botanical

hood

Attached head covering

flower · perennial · poisonous · garden · herbaceous · purple · bloom · petal · stem · cultivation

culinary

bread

Leavened flour product

  • cheeseFermented milk solid
  • butterSolid fat from cream
  • aleWarm-fermented malt drink

beer · mead · recipe · traditional · Trappist · brewing · baking · cellar · vineyard · liqueur

Opposites
gender in religious life

monk'snun's

Of a convent dweller

sister's

religious vs. secular life

monk'slayman's

Non-specialist's simplified perspective

civilian's · householder's · commoner's · businessman's · merchant's

Phrases
Family

monk, monks, monkish, monkfish, monkhood

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G