Synonyms for Monk (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)):
Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Sphere Monk
WordNet sense 2 (a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work):
monastic
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