monks

1. Men under religious vows who live in a community and whose work is usually centered on their community, which is called a monastery. Buddhism and Christianity have notable groups of monks. In Christianity, the monks are members of religious orders.

Example Sentences

His handling of the affair led to bitter divisions between the monks and his recent decision to step down.

From BBC

And the monks who first whisked them into something more.

From Salon

"Shi Yongxin's actions are extremely bad, seriously damaging the reputation of the Buddhist community and the image of monks," the Buddhist Association of China said in its statement.

From BBC

Investigators who searched her house found more than 80,000 photos and videos used to blackmail the monks, the police spokesman said.

From BBC

Like his boss, he is among the least racist people you’ll ever meet, and only the pronoun-obsessed monks of wokeness, with their “increasingly bizarre ethnic and religious appeals,” would claim otherwise.

From Salon