monje

Definitions of monje
  1. noun
    a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
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    examples:
    Gregor Johann Mendel
    Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
    types:
    cisterciense
    member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
    type of:
    religioso
    a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
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