NOM | person | monge, monjo | a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work |
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Sentit | A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work. | |
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Sinònim | monjo | |
Espècimens | Benedict | Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547) |
Gregor Johann Mendel, Gregor Mendel, Mendel | Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884) | |
Pelagi | A British or Irish monk who denied the doctrines of original sin and predestination and defended human goodness and free will | |
Roger Bacon | English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation | |
Específic | cistercenc | Member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence |
General | religiós | A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience |
Anglès | monk, monastic | |
Espanyol | monacato, monje | |
Adjectius | claustral, monàstic | Of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows |
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