Monk: nm (word coming from the Low Latin monachus “lonely man”, Greek monakhos “unique”, from monos “alone”).
A monk or nun is a man or a woman bound by religious vows and leading, alone or in community (monkry), an essentially spiritual, devotional and contemplative life (synonyms: hermit, anchorite).
Monks in the ancient world: Monks are present in the Catholic, Orthodox, Jain, Buddhist, Shinto, t...
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