Synonyms for monk
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1. monk, monasticnoun

   a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

   Synonyms:
   monastic

2. Monk, Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Sphere Monknoun

   United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)

   Synonyms:
   monastic

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1. • Jazz Musician
   • Religious

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1. monknoun

   Synonyms:
   religious, monastic, cenobite, anchoret, friar, abbé, fakir

   Associated words:
   monkish, monastic, monastery, monasticism, conventual

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1. List of paraphrases for "monk":

   moine, friar, monks, monaco, munch, guru, moines

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1. Ryan Jenkinson:

   The parasite, for some reason, really reacts strongly with marine mammals, it has a disproportionate effect on monk seals … The worst part about it is, it seems to target females, especially pregnant females.

2. Ferréol of Uzès:

   [the monk] who does not turn up the earth with the plow ought to write the parchment with his fingers

3. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov:

   If you cry 'Forward' you must without fail make plain in what direction to go. Don't you see that if, without doing so, you call out the word to both a monk and a revolutionary, they will go in directions precisely opposite

4. AiR Atman in Ravi:

   If there is garbage in your Mind, and it's full of joy, it's time to Tame your 'Monkey Mind' and make it into a Monk!

5. Anais Nin:

   There are only two kinds of freedom in the world; the freedom of the rich and powerful, and the freedom of the artist and the monk who renounces possessions.