monks

Cultural  

1. Men under religious vows who live in a community and whose work is usually centered on their community, which is called a monastery. Buddhism and Christianity have notable groups of monks. In Christianity, the monks are members of religious orders.

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Example Sentences

That said, it’s unlikely that many students today spend as much time as Felix did dodging crossbow-wielding monks in an effort to rob freshly dug graves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Some of the buildings at the Thahtay Kyaung monastery, where saffron-clad monks cleared rubble from the wreckage by hand in the days after the quake, have been razed.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The property also features an abundance of wildlife and cattle, which freely roam the ranch land—something they have done since “the monks first arrived,” the listing revealed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

This is a blow for a community where children used to enrol in monastery-run schools to train as monks.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

“Farewell!” cried the knight, popping his head into a painting of some sinister-looking monks.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling