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monkhood
monk·hood
/
ˈmʌŋk
hʊd
/
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[
muhngk
-h
oo
d
]
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noun
1.
the condition or profession of a monk.
2.
monks collectively.
Origin:
Middle English
monkehode,
Old English
munuchād.
See
monk
,
-hood
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monkhood
(ˈmʌŋkhʊd)
—
n
1.
the condition of being a monk
2.
monks collectively
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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