monk
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Summary
monk is a religious figure[1]. monk ranks in the top 5% of religious figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,519 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: monastic[3], religious figure[4]
- Part of: monastic order[5]
- Commons category: Monks[6]
- Field of this occupation: monasticism[7]
- Opposite of: nun[8], monkess[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Monks[10]
- Commons gallery: Monk[11]
- ISCO-88 occupation class: 2460[12]
- Depicted by: Manuscript Illumination with Singing Monks in an Initial D, from a Psalter[13]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18]
- Partially coincident with: contemplative[19]
- Has characteristic: male[20]
- Native label: μοναχός[21]
- Different from: nun[22], priest[23], Mnich[24], pond outlet sluice[25]
- Female form of label: moniale[26], redovnica[27], נזירה[28], راهبة[29], Nonne[30], mniszka[31], monja[32], monxa[33], μοναχή[34], манашка[35], monaca[36], монахиня[37], vienuolė[38], черниця[39]
- Male form of label: moine[40], monaco[41], vienuolis[42], чернець[43], monje[44]
- Wears: religious habit[45]
- ISCO-08 occupation class: 3413[46]
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Influence
Things named for monk include Munich[47], a college town[48], in Germany[49], founded in 1158[50]; The Monk and the Demon[51], a film[52], directed by Nikolay Dostal[53]; and Munnekemoer[54], a buurtschap[55], in Netherlands[56].
Why It Matters
monk has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] monk is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for monk include Munich[47], a college town[48], in Germany[49], founded in 1158[50]; The Monk and the Demon[51], a film[52], directed by Nikolay Dostal[53]; and Munnekemoer[54], a buurtschap[55], in Netherlands[56].