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Recent Examples of monk
His formula involves the ancient Roman philosopher Seneca, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Friedrich Nietzsche, the Dalai Lama, and many others.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
In 1965, Snyder and his friend Philip Whalen had designed a hike in the Japanese mountain monk (yamabushi) tradition that followed a route with stations where the pilgrims stopped to chant from various Zen and Tibetan Buddhist traditions, something not only Buddhist but shamanic.
—Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Meister Eckhardt was a German Catholic monk in the 11th century influenced by Pseudo-Dionysius.
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Wright returned to the monastery in Oceanside to begin the official formation program of a Benedictine monk.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
In 1965, Snyder and his friend Philip Whalen had designed a hike in the Japanese mountain monk (yamabushi) tradition that followed a route with stations where the pilgrims stopped to chant from various Zen and Tibetan Buddhist traditions, something not only Buddhist but shamanic.
—Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Meister Eckhardt was a German Catholic monk in the 11th century influenced by Pseudo-Dionysius.
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Wright returned to the monastery in Oceanside to begin the official formation program of a Benedictine monk.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monk
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The Mission grape, the Spanish Crown, the Franciscan friars and Indigenous people built California missions and laid the groundwork for California’s world-class wine industry.—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Other friars scribbled complaints about cold weather and poor-quality materials.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
22 July 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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Clarke, who was the abbot of St. Mary’s Abbey from 1975 to 1995, died in 2019.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
23 Aug. 2025
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The abbots also disputed her claims of being underpaid and forced into long hours of secular work.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 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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Augustinians are mendicants, like the Franciscans, Dominicans, and Carmelites.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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That ornery cleric was Moqtada al-Sadr, the son of Mohammad Sadiq al-Sadr, a grand ayatollah assassinated almost certainly by Saddam’s order in 1999.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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While some conservative clerics still frown upon women taking part in beauty pageants, many others in the Muslim community have been supportive of Hashwi.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Law enforcement had detained 11 preachers that were approaching shoppers at a local mall.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
28 Aug. 2025
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The book revolves around the young son of a preacher, but encompasses, too, the lives of his father, mother, and aunt.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
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The bishop stated that endorsing candidates is unwise and unbiblical, while Barker argued for supporting candidates aligned with Christian values.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Leo, the former Robert Prevost, spent most of his adult life working with the poor people of Peru, first as an Augustinian missionary and then as bishop.—
Andrea Rosa,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Monica Nutti Blind, a deacon in the church who also is a member of the Sami people, said the church's architecture reminds her of the area's seasons.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Aug. 2025
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Thirty-two deacons from around the world were being ordained that day.—
Kristine Tran,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Monk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monk. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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