Monkhood
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state of being a monk. uncountable, usually
"Do these two images represent the two competing monkhoods: the village dwelling monks and the forest mendicants?"
- 2 monks collectively, considered as a group. wordnet
- 3 Monks collectively. uncountable, usually
Example
More examples"In old age, even the devil would enter the monkhood."
Etymology
From Middle English monkehode, from Old English munuchād.