: a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery
also
: friar
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
The book, which examines new developments in American law, looks at how the legal system impacts the American people, and shares personal accounts from monks in Louisiana and families in Montana, among others.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
These candies lean on alternative sweeteners like allulose (a sugar that naturally occurs in fruits like figs and raisins) and monk fruit (a zero-calorie sweetener that comes from swingle fruit native to southern China).
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 7 May 2024
The Book of Kells exhibit, an illuminated manuscript created by Celtic monks in about 800 AD that draws tourists to campus, was closed.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
That proves to be a tough task given more monks keep getting picked off and the killer looks to be whittling it down to Shardlake.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
When formulating the Ethiopian calendar, a monk named Panorodos placed the birth of Christ, the calendar’s beginning point, at eight years later than other scholars.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
At one point, a Thai monk walked up to us and handed Victoria a leaf.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024
The monks in charge of the site conducted a funeral mass for him, marking his symbolic death.
—Lanta Davis and Vince Reighard, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
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The stone carving was located less than a mile from a historic Buddhist temple, officials said, a building that was allowed to be inside the bounds of the park for religious practices, monasteries and residences for monks.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
The book, which examines new developments in American law, looks at how the legal system impacts the American people, and shares personal accounts from monks in Louisiana and families in Montana, among others.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
These candies lean on alternative sweeteners like allulose (a sugar that naturally occurs in fruits like figs and raisins) and monk fruit (a zero-calorie sweetener that comes from swingle fruit native to southern China).
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 7 May 2024
The Book of Kells exhibit, an illuminated manuscript created by Celtic monks in about 800 AD that draws tourists to campus, was closed.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
That proves to be a tough task given more monks keep getting picked off and the killer looks to be whittling it down to Shardlake.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
When formulating the Ethiopian calendar, a monk named Panorodos placed the birth of Christ, the calendar’s beginning point, at eight years later than other scholars.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
At one point, a Thai monk walked up to us and handed Victoria a leaf.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024
The monks in charge of the site conducted a funeral mass for him, marking his symbolic death.
—Lanta Davis and Vince Reighard, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
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