B1nounsociety
US/mʌŋk/
UK/mʌŋk/
a man who lives in a religious community and has promised to follow its strict rules
In context
Every morning, the monks walk through the village to receive food.
He spent a month living as a monk in a temple in Thailand.
The old monk taught us how to sit quietly and breathe slowly.
Words that go with monk
adjective + noun
- Buddhist monkA Buddhist monk led the ceremony at the new house.
- young monkA young monk showed us around the pagoda.
- Tibetan monksTibetan monks spent days creating a beautiful sand painting.
verb + noun
- become a monkHe left his job in the city to become a monk.
noun + noun
- head monkThe head monk welcomed the visitors at the temple gate.
- Zen monkThe book was written by a famous Vietnamese Zen monk.