Both Uses of
monk
in
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
- As they got out of the car, bells began to ring, calling the monks to prayer.†
p. 306.3monks = male members of a religious order living together typically under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
- I love imagining all the monks inside, doing the same things day after day.†
p. 306.5 *
Definition:
a male member of a religious order typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience