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Mediocre :: Mediocre (n.) A young monk who was excused from performing a portion of a monk's duties.

Bonze :: Bonze (n.) A Buddhist or Fohist priest, monk, or nun..

Monkey :: Monkey (n.) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs..

Pi–on :: Pi–on (n.) See Monkey's puzzle.

Quadrumana :: Quadrumana (n. pl.) A division of the Primates comprising the apes and monkeys; -- so called because the hind foot is usually prehensile, and the great toe opposable somewhat like a thumb. Formerly the Quadrumana were considered an order distinct from the Bimana, which last included man alone..

Religious :: Religious (n.) A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concern, and devoted to a life of piety and religion; a monk or friar; a nun..

Sarabaite :: Sarabaite (n.) One of certain vagrant or heretical Oriental monks in the early church.

Community :: Community (n.) A body of people having common rights, privileges, or interests, or living in the same place under the same laws and regulations; as, a community of monks. Hence a number of animals living in a common home or with some apparent association of interests..

Monachal :: Monachal (a.) Of or pertaining to monks or a monastic life; monastic.

Alouatte :: Alouatte (n.) One of the several species of howling monkeys of South America. See Howler, 2..

Capuchin :: Capuchin (n.) A Franciscan monk of the austere branch established in 1526 by Matteo di Baschi, distinguished by wearing the long pointed cowl or capoch of St. Francis..

Reformado :: Reformado (v. t.) A monk of a reformed order.

Malbrouck :: Malbrouck (n.) A West African arboreal monkey (Cercopithecus cynosurus).

Howler :: Howler (n.) Any South American monkey of the genus Mycetes. Many species are known. They are arboreal in their habits, and are noted for the loud, discordant howling in which they indulge at night..

Monkery :: Monkery (n.) The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; -- now usually applied by way of reproach.

Wolfsbane :: Wolfsbane (n.) A poisonous plant (Aconitum Lycoctonum), a kind of monkshood; also, by extension, any plant or species of the genus Aconitum. See Aconite..

Streptobacteria :: Strepsorhine (n.) One of the Strepsorhina; a lemur. See Illust. under Monkey.

Theatine :: Theatine (n.) One of an order of Italian monks, established in 1524, expressly to oppose Reformation, and to raise the tone of piety among Roman Catholics. They hold no property, nor do they beg, but depend on what Providence sends. Their chief employment is preaching and giving religious instruction..

Patience :: Patience (n.) A kind of dock (Rumex Patientia), less common in America than in Europe; monk's rhubarb..

Belzebuth :: Belzebuth (n.) A spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth) of Brazil.

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