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Monking

adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Monkish. not-comparable, obsolete

    "This, said Epistemon, is spoke like a true monk : I mean like a right monking monk, not a bemonked monastical monkling."

Noun
  1. 1
    The work or life of a monk. uncountable

    "He had chosen monking as an occupation (not a calling ,but an occupation) because he feared not only death, but even life itself, thinking that it might be easy work which would provide him shelter against the world he feared."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of monk form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From monk + -ing.

Etymology 2

From monk + -ing.

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