noun
Meaning 1
The state of being a monk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
monkhood
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noun
Meaning 2
Monks collectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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History
Etymology
From Middle English monkehode, from Old English munuchād.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: монашество (monašestvo) — state of being a monk
- Finnish: munkkius — state of being a monk
- German: Mönchstum — state of being a monk
- Macedonian: монаштво (monaštvo) — state of being a monk
- Turkish: keşişlik — state of being a monk
- Bulgarian: монашество (monašestvo) — monks collectively
- Finnish: munkit — monks collectively
- German: Mönche — monks collectively
- Macedonian: монаштво (monaštvo) — monks collectively