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Definition of Monkishness

Monkishness
Monkish Monk"ish, a. Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude. -- Monk"ish*ness, n.

Meaning of Monkishness from wikipedia

- they once may have:: 669  in the Enchiridion he controversially put it "Monkishness is not piety." At this time, it was better to live as "a monk in the...
- been described as a "hard swinging player and composer with a delightful Monkish wit and drive". At twenty-one, Kendrick began a primary focus on jazz,...
- falsehood". He believed that the ideal of chastity outside marriage was "a monkish and evangelical superstition" which led to the hypocrisy of prostitution...
- resulting in a "crammed" albeit an eclectic mix of blues, hard rock, monkish chanting ("Turn into Earth", "Ever Since the World Began") and African...
- the Kurdish-Arab conquest from Crusaders. In both the m****cript is a monkish chronicle, and the words used, and event described is identical. We may...
- the marriage, Louis VI died, and Louis became king. The pairing of the monkish Louis and the high-spirited Eleanor was doomed to failure; she reportedly...
- neighborhood. Ricky's bedroom was designed to be cell-like to suggest his "monkish" personality, while at the same time blending with the high-tech equipment...
- wordless vocals from Bowie that Doggett describes as reminiscent of a "monkish vocal chorale". Buckley calls it the "most startling" piece on the album...
- Entertainment W****ly noted, "group mastermind Michael Cretu replaces his familiar monkish chants (1991's hit 'Sadeness') with aboriginal croons, but the entrancing...
- published in the New Statesman in 1999, called Coetzee "a man of almost monkish self-discipline and dedication", and reported—based on hearsay—that he...