Monkish
121Dunscore — DUNSCORE, a parish, in the county of Dumfries, 9 miles (N. W.) from Dumfries; containing, with the village of Cottack, 1517 inhabitants. This place is not remarkable for any events of historical importance, but it was formerly the seat of some …
122munuclic — adj monkish, monastic; adv munucliclíce …
123chastity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. innocence, purity, virtue, abstinence, celibacy, virtuousness, uprightness, honor, monogamy, faithfulness, fidelity, integrity, decency, delicacy, goodness, virginity, maidenhood, bachelorhood, unmarried state, demureness,… …
124clerical — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Concerning clerks] Syn. secretarial, office, filing, typing, stenographic, accounting, bookkeeping, written, scribal, administrative, assistant, on the support staff, white collar. 2. [Concerning the clergy] Syn.… …
125Neologism — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Neologism >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 neology neology neologism Sgm: N 1 newfangled expression newfangled expression Sgm: N 1 caconym caconym Sgm: N 1 barbarism barbarism Sgm: N 1 archaism archaism …
126monk — [mʌŋk] n [: Old English; Origin: munuc, from Late Latin monachus, from Greek monos; MONO ] a member of an all male religious group that lives apart from other people in a ↑monastery →↑nun >monkish adj …
127monk — [ mʌŋk ] noun count * a man who lives in a religious community away from other people. Monks live in a building called a monastery: a Franciscan/Buddhist monk ╾ monk|ish adjective: a monkish life ─ compare NUN …
128monastic — (adj.) mid 15c., from M.Fr. monastique monkish, monastic, or directly from L.L. monasticus, from Eccles. Gk. monastikos solitary, pertaining to a monk, from Gk. monazein to live alone (see MONASTERY (Cf. monastery)). Related: Monastical (c.1400) …
