Words / B2

MUNGK/mʌŋk/

A monk is a man who lives in a religious community under vows: a Benedictine monk; a Buddhist monk. Nun is the female twin in many Christian orders; priest often serves a parish. The source names a monk, not a parish priest. Mix-up: monkey is an animal (already in the dictionary); monk vs friar (friars may travel). Do not write monk for any religious man.

Meaning

A man who lives in a religious community under vows.

Examples

• “The monastery source names a monk, not a parish priest.”
• “A Buddhist monk featured in the RS video, which is the non-Christian sense.”

Good to know

a monk; monks’ + noun. Female twin (Christian): nun. Place: monastery. Trap: monkey. History and RS. Vowed community man, not an animal or any cleric.

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