monkhood
Americannoun
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the condition or profession of a monk.
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monks collectively.
noun
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the condition of being a monk
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monks collectively
Etymology
Origin of monkhood
Middle English monkehode, Old English munuchād. See monk, -hood
Example Sentences
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The gig becomes a lonely endeavor, however, when the pandemic hits and he’s confined to a depopulated campus, sent unwillingly into a kind of monkhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
In response to the conscription law, some have said on social media that they would enter the monkhood or get married early to dodge military service.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2024
The military and monkhood cannot be divided, he said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2021
Following their release from hospital, the boys are now planning to enter the Thai monkhood, as a way to pay tribute to the Thai Navy Sea, Saman Kunan, who died during the rescue operation.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2018
Its final disappearance was due to the destruction of its remaining monasteries by Moslem invaders but this blow was fatal only because Buddhism was concentrated in its monkhood.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
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