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Etymology
Old English munuc < Latin monachus < AGr. μονα��� (monachos) "single, solitary" < μ�νο� (monos) "alone"
Pronunciation
rhymes|��k
Noun
en-noun
- A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
- context|slang A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
- context|slang An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
- context|slang A judge.
Related terms
monastery
monastic
Translations
trans-top|male member of monastic order
Catalan: monjo m
Croatian: redovnik m
Czech: mnich m
Danish: munk
Dutch: monnik
Esperanto: monaĥo m
Estonian: munk
Finnish: t|fi|munkki
Frisian: muonts
German: Mönch m
Hungarian: t|hu|szerzetes, t|hu|barát
Ido: monako
Italian: monaco m, frate m
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Latin: monachus m
Norwegian: munk m
Polish: mnich m, mniszka f, zakonnik m, siostra zakonna f
Portuguese: monge m
Romanian: c�lug�r m
Serbian: monah m, redovnik m
Slovak: mnÃch#Slovak|mnÃch m, rehoľnÃk#Slovak|rehoľnÃk m
Slovenian: menih m
Spanish: monje m
Swedish: munk c
Ukrainian: мона�
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trans-top|slang: loner
See: loner
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trans-top|slang: man living without sexual relationships
Italian: celibe m
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Slovak: mnÃch#Slovak|mnÃch m
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trans-top|slang: judge
See: judge
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ttbc|Chinese: 修士 (xiū.shì)
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ttbc|Indonesian: biarawan
ttbc|Persian: را�ب (raheb)
ttbc|Serbian: kalu�er m, duhovnik m
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See also
abbey
abbot
brother
cloister
convent
mid
friar
hermit
nun
priest
sister
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