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A '''monk'''(from the [[Greek]] ''monachosis'' meaning ''solitary man'') a man devoted to the [[regular church]] - usually residing in a [[monastery]], he follows a regulum, or rule. |
A '''monk''' (from the [[Greek]] ''monachosis'' meaning ''solitary man'') a man devoted to the [[church|regular church]] - usually residing in a [[monastery]], where he follows a regulum, or rule. |
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He would have graduated from being a novice and follows the |
He would have graduated from being a novice and follows the instructions of his superior, the [[abbot]]. His days would have been spent in prayer and in labour. |
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Revision as of 09:01, 17 February 2006
A monk (from the Greek monachosis meaning solitary man) a man devoted to the regular church - usually residing in a monastery, where he follows a regulum, or rule.
He would have graduated from being a novice and follows the instructions of his superior, the abbot. His days would have been spent in prayer and in labour.
See also:
