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monkhood

/muhngk-hood/US // ˈmʌŋk hʊd //UK // (ˈmʌŋkhʊd) //

僧侣身份,僧侣,僧人身份,和尚

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the condition or profession of a monk.
    • : monks collectively.

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Examples

  • Before embracing monkhood, however, he had eaten eggs and fish.

  • Some were on priests and monks—sharp biting satires on their evil side, and by no means showing abject faith in monkhood.

  • No hysteric visions, no madman's dreams, no clever conjurer's tricks, have ever shed a tawdry glory on the monkhood of the Buddha.

  • The more you study the monkhood, the more you see that this community is the outcome of the very heart of the people.

  • There is only one opinion amongst all those who have tried to study the Buddhist monkhood—that their conduct is admirable.