A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty.

One of the original terms used to describe a consecrated religious*. The root meaning of monk is "mono" meaning one-alone. This oneness described the monk's singleness of purpose (to serve God alone) as well as his vow of chastity by which he had no family. For St. Augustine monk also signified one in the sense of unity with his brothers in community.

Generally, a man who joined a religious house, called a monastery, where he took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience; the commonest form of monk was a man living under the provisions of the Rule of St Benedict. (Lynch, Joseph H. The Medieval Church: A Brief History, 363) Related terms: Nun

A member of a religious group that lives apart from society.

man who dedicates his life to his religion

a caricature of a man

a man, aspiring to unite his soul with the God

a man of prayer

a healer, but is also a combatant and will share many affinities with that class type

a specialist in oriental martial arts or in unarmed fights

Inside the game, monks are martial artists without peer. They spend their lives in monastaries, learning to fight with foot and fist, meditating, and generally learning to become more balanced within.

Monk is a metro station in Montreal, Québec, Canada. It features many works of art, including the large sculpture Pic et Pelle by artist Germain Bergeron. Monk also features many balconies that overlook the main station below, however they have been closed for the safety of the visually impaired.

a Christian who believes that all of us who are baptised into Christ are one in him

a person who believes in things so normal people don't have to

a witness 'par excellence' of the last things, an apostle of evangelical perfection

Monk is an Emmy Award winning television show about the obsessive-compulsive private detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) who also suffers from an untold amount of phobias. Monk began airing on July 12, 2002 on the USA Network. The show is currently in its fifth season, which returned on Jan 16, 2007.

In 2004, following the popular success, critical acclaim and numerous awards and nominations for the cable television series Monk, Varese Sarabande released an official soundtrack on compact disc.

MONK is a Monte Carlo software package for simulating nuclear processes, particularly for the purpose of determining the neutron multiplication factor, or k-effective, of a system. It is owned by Serco Assurance. It is used primarily to judge whether or not nuclear systems are critical.