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Recent Examples of monk
Pride of place in Rougemont belongs to the 11th-century Romanesque Saint-Nicolas church built by monks of the Cluny order, which by mid-16th century had become Protestant under Bernese rule.
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John Oseid, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
This is emoji as a sort of aggressive word space, yanking that eighth-century invention of Celtic monks firmly into the age of the smartphone.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
In the early Middle Ages, Irish monks transported an important collection of texts to continental Europe.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025
The ceremony, where Tucker and Hudgens exchanged personalized vows, was officiated by former monk Jay Shetty.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 July 2025
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John Oseid, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
This is emoji as a sort of aggressive word space, yanking that eighth-century invention of Celtic monks firmly into the age of the smartphone.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
In the early Middle Ages, Irish monks transported an important collection of texts to continental Europe.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025
The ceremony, where Tucker and Hudgens exchanged personalized vows, was officiated by former monk Jay Shetty.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monk
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The Discalced Carmelite Fathers Monastery in Munster was founded in 1952 by a group of Polish Discalced Carmelite friars who came to America after World War II to devote themselves to the pastoral care of their countrymen.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Today, there are some 2,800 Augustinian friars in almost 50 countries worldwide.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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Explore medieval monastic ruins on Innisfallen Island, and immerse yourself in ancient silence.—
Andrea Bussell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
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While the Thai Buddhism depicted in The White Lotus is not completely realistic, there are several authentic ways to engage deeply with Buddhism, ranging from offering donations to short meditation retreats to ordination as a monastic.—
Brooke Schedneck,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2025
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On the Sunday before the wedding, two of them—the abbot emeritus Padre Norberto Villa and his colleague Padre Paolo Maria Censori—filed into the Chapel of the Dead to celebrate Mass.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
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Eugenia, raised pagan, joined a monastery to learn more about Christianity and later became abbot.—
Sarah Barringer,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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Unlike monks who withdrew from ordinary life, mendicants stressed a life of poverty, spent in travel from town to town to preach and help the poor.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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Instead of withdrawing from the world in isolated monasteries, members of this order travel as mendicants to aid the poor as well as serve as missionaries and teachers.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
9 May 2025
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Other hard-line clerics in Iran have issued similar edicts.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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If, however, Khamenei is assassinated, most likely a hardline cleric will take control — to maintain continuity after a violent end to Khamenei's rule.—
Jackie Northam,
NPR,
9 July 2025
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Unexpectedly, he's been taking it upon himself to continue quoting verses, stepping into the role of a preacher.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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By my rough count, more than a dozen colleges and universities had their beginnings on or near the Great Wagon Road, simple affairs typically begun by Presbyterian preachers who maintained that Christian education was next to godliness.—
James Dodson
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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Verny, who is currently the bishop of Chambery, France, has been a member of the commission since 2022 and heads the child protection council of the bishops conference in France, where the church has been rocked by revelations of decades and abuse by priests and bishops.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Leo’s old diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, meanwhile, is waiting for their bishop to come home, and then there’s Argentina, which never got a papal visit from the first-ever Argentine pope.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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In addition to his leadership and donations to Vanderbilt, Wills' other philanthropic ventures included serving as president of the YMCA of Metropolitan Nashville, president of the Tennessee Historical Society and a deacon and elder at The Downtown Presbyterian Church in Nashville.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The church may very well have served as a hiding place in the Underground Railroad, given that March Haynes, a deacon of the church, was a known member of the network.—
Brienne Walsh,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Monk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monk. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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