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- It's short now because the monks had to shave the back of my head and it's had but a few months to grow again.†
p. 95.9monks = male members of a religious order living together typically under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
- I know the monks gave me opium, and I dreamed nearly all the time.†
p. 96.8
- Assisted by the monks' medical knowledge and his own strong constitution, Jamie had survived and gradually mended, under the care of the holy brothers of St. Dominic.†
p. 203.7
- "I said I was a virgin, not a monk," he said, kissing me again.†
p. 205.8 *
- And so at length, following the prostrate body of our charge, laid on a board between two stout monks, we passed through the looming gates of the Abbey of Ste.†
p. 569.9monks = male members of a religious order living together typically under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
- The monks had taken Jamie away to be bathed, a process in which I thought I had better not assist.†
p. 570.6
- A monk I had not seen before was with Jamie, holding him tightly.†
p. 571.6
- "A nightmare," the monk said in explanation, seeing me in the doorway.†
p. 571.7
- The monk sat down beside me and began to swab his face with a gentle hand, smoothing the heavy, wet hair away from his temples.†
p. 571.8
- Jamie was breathing more easily, sitting up by himself and holding the cup of water the monk had given him.†
p. 572.2
- I nodded at the Franciscan to do as he said, and the monk quickly muffled the hot cup of oil in a folded towel, then carried it away down the hall.†
p. 572.2
- The monk waved a graceful hand, dismissing my thanks.†
p. 572.8
- Tiptoeing past the bent forms of studying monks, I paused to admire one of the Flight into Egypt.†
p. 574.8monks = male members of a religious order living together typically under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
- Beyond the possibility of disturbing the monks within the chapel, he said, "It's a very simple idea.†
p. 575.9
- The winter twilight set in early, and it was already full dark outside, the lanterns of the monks who tended the stables and outdoor work bobbing to and fro as they passed on their rounds.†
p. 577.6
- And that's what this was, to Anselm and Bartolome, to Ambrose, to all the monks, up to and including the formidable Abbot Alexander.†
p. 580.4
- I glanced behind, to see one of the young monks whose name I didn't know genuflecting near the rear entrance.†
p. 581.1
- The door opened and the abbot, Jamie's uncle Alex, came in, accompanied by Brother Anselm and three other monks, one carrying a small cedarwood box.†
p. 590.1
- "The sacrament of Extreme Unction," he explained, moving close so that his low tones would not disturb the monks gathered around the bed.†
p. 590.2
- The monks had turned Jamie gently onto his back, arranging him tenderly so that he might lie with the least hurt to his raw shoulders.†
p. 590.3
- Abbot Alexander sat at the bedside, accompanied by a monk who held a tray with a covered ciborium, two small silver bottles containing holy water and chrism, and a white cloth draped across both forearms.†
p. 590.6
- The monk called Polydore held the cup against Jamie's lips, carefully pouring the water a drop at a time, until the parched tongue and throat could take more.†
p. 591.2
- "Superstitious magic," said the rational side of my brain, but I was deeply moved by the love on the faces of the monks as they prayed.†
p. 591.7monks = male members of a religious order living together typically under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
- "Amen," replied the other monks.†
p. 591.8
- He had worn a monk's outer robe when leaving his room on necessary short excursions, with the support of Brother Roger, but the robe was still present, neatly folded at the foot of the bed.†
p. 611.1
- We could not stay here indefinitely, no matter how hospitable the monks.†
p. 614.8monks = male members of a religious order living together typically under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
Definitions:
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(1)
(monk) a male member of a religious order typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)