Black Monk

Or black monk

noun

1. a Benedictine monk (so called from the black habit worn by the order).

Black Monk

noun

1. a Benedictine monk

Word History and Origins

Origin of Black Monk¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Example Sentences

I also wish I could have included the proto-punk group the Monks, who often dressed like their namesakes, but the band’s great 1966 album “Black Monk Time” isn’t available on any streaming platforms.

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It’s where the Emerson served as artistic advisers for Chamber Music at the Barns in the 2016-2017 season, and where, in 2018, it presented its collaborative theatrical work, “Shostakovich and the Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy.”

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This summer, however, Py corrected course with a high-profile and thought-provoking show, Kirill Serebrennikov’s “The Black Monk.”

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“The Black Monk” was first staged at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg, Germany, in January, yet much has happened since.

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Not that war features in “The Black Monk,” which is based on an 1894 short story by Anton Chekhov.

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