monk

Summary

monk is a religious figure^[1]. monk ranks in the top 5% of religious_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,742 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• monk's instance of is recorded as religious figure^[3].
• monk is a type of monastic^[4].
• monk is a type of religious figure^[5].
• monk is part of monastic order^[6].
• monk's Commons category is recorded as Monks^[7].
• monk's field of this occupation is recorded as monasticism^[8].
• monk is the opposite of nun^[9].
• monk is the opposite of monkess^[10].
• monk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Monks^[11].
• monk's Commons gallery is recorded as Monk^[12].
• monk's ISCO-88 occupation class is recorded as 2460^[13].
• monk's depicted by is recorded as Manuscript Illumination with Singing Monks in an Initial D, from a Psalter^[14].
• monk's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• monk's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• monk's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[17].
• monk's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• monk's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• monk's partially coincident with is recorded as contemplative^[20].
• monk's has characteristic is recorded as male^[21].
• monk's native label is recorded as μοναχός^[22].
• monk's different from is recorded as nun^[23].
• monk's different from is recorded as priest^[24].
• monk's different from is recorded as Mnich^[25].
• monk's different from is recorded as Mnich^[26].
• monk's different from is recorded as pond outlet sluice^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

monk's instance of is recorded as religious figure^[3]. Recorded subclass of include monastic^[4] and religious figure^[5]. Recorded opposite of include nun^[9] and monkess^[10].

Use and Application

monk is part of monastic order^[6].

Influence

Things named for monk include Munich^[28], a college town^[29], in Germany^[30], founded in 1158^[31]; The Monk and the Demon^[32], a film^[33], directed by Nikolay Dostal^[34]; and Munnekemoer^[35], a buurtschap^[36], in Netherlands^[37].

Why It Matters

monk ranks in the top 5% of religious_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,742 views/month).^[2] monk has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] monk is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for monk include Munich^[28], a college town^[29], in Germany^[30], founded in 1158^[31]; The Monk and the Demon^[32], a film^[33], directed by Nikolay Dostal^[34]; and Munnekemoer^[35], a buurtschap^[36], in Netherlands^[37].