MONK

• (noun) a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

  synonyms : monastic

  He lived as a monastic, and devoted his life to service of the Dalai Lama. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)

  synonyms : thelonious monk , thelonious sphere monk

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