Black Monk

American  

Or black monk

noun

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

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Black Monk British  

noun

1. a Benedictine monk

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Etymology

Origin of Black Monk

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Example Sentences

Turns out Colbert’s wife, Evelyn, is an actress who was starring in a one-night production of “Shostakovich and the Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy” at Wolf Trap on Sunday night.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2018

“In its heyday years, it was probably too expensive,” said Ryan Mathews, founder and CEO of Detroit-based Black Monk Consulting.

From Washington Times • Jun. 23, 2015

When a guest broached to the Grand Duke Alexander the subject of the notorious "Black Monk" called Rasputin, or the "Debauchee," he recoiled with a slight gesture of disgust.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gregoriena Rasputin Solaviev, daughter of the late, detested "Black Monk," Gregory Efimovich Rasputin, evil nemesis of the last Tsar and Tsarina of all the Russias.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Truly, we have fooled the Allies exquisitely," laughed the Black Monk.

From The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia by Le Queux, William