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Meaning of "monkery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MONKERY

monkery  [ˈmʌŋkərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONKERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Monkery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MONKERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of monkery in the English dictionary

The definition of monkery in the dictionary is monastic life or practices. Other definition of monkery is a monastery or monks collectively.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONKERY


apothecary
əˈpɒθɪkərɪ
bakery
ˈbeɪkərɪ
cankery
ˈkæŋkərɪ
chicory
ˈtʃɪkərɪ
cookery
ˈkʊkərɪ
crockery
ˈkrɒkərɪ
fakery
ˈfeɪkərɪ
flickery
ˈflɪkərɪ
geekery
ˈɡiːkərɪ
hackery
ˈhækərɪ
hickory
ˈhɪkərɪ
mockery
ˈmɒkərɪ
mountebankery
ˈmaʊntɪˌbæŋkərɪ
peccary
ˈpɛkərɪ
rookery
ˈrʊkərɪ
Terpsichore
tɜːpˈsɪkərɪ
Thackeray
ˈθækərɪ
trickery
ˈtrɪkərɪ
vicary
ˈvɪkərɪ
Zachary
ˈzækərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONKERY

monkeries
monkey
monkey bars
monkey bread
monkey bread tree
monkey business
monkey climb
monkey engine
monkey flower
monkey house
monkey jacket
monkey nut
monkey orchid
monkey puzzle
monkey shines
monkey suit
monkey tricks
monkey wrench
monkey´s wedding
monkeygland

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONKERY

brokery
comstockery
control freakery
crookery
dukery
fikery
gimcrackery
jiggery-pokery
knackery
knick-knackery
peacockery
pickery
puckery
quackery
rockery
self-mockery
spikery
spookery
squeakery
whiskery

Synonyms and antonyms of monkery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «monkery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONKERY

Find out the translation of monkery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of monkery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «monkery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

monkery
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

monkery
570 millions of speakers

English

monkery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आश्रम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

monkery
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

монашества
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

monasticismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মঠ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

monachisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Monkery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

monkery
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

修道士たち
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

monkery
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Monkery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tinh thần tu viện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

monkery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोनखेरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

manastır hayatı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

monachesimo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

monkery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

монашества
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

profitul călugărilor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλογερική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klooster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

monkery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

monkery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of monkery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONKERY»

The term «monkery» is normally little used and occupies the 137.355 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MONKERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «monkery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «monkery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about monkery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONKERY»

Discover the use of monkery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to monkery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Monkery Bottom: A Memoir
a sporty Jaguar convertible. He made very little conversation as he piled our few belongings into the boot of his car. With final hugs goodbye, we were on our way. My mother always said she left Monkery Bottom a brighter place than when she ...
John J. S. Roders, 2010
2
The Fathers of the Desert; or an account of the Orgin and ...
Certain principles of oriental philosophy produced ascetism and monkery in Eastern Asia. The same principles spreading westward, and getting finally into the church, produced the same effects among Christians, which they had before ...
Henery Ruffneir, 1850
3
The Fathers of the Desert, Or an Account of the Origin and ...
Certain principles of oriental philosophy produced ascetism and monkery in Eastern Asia. The same principles spreading westward, and getting finally into the church, produced the same effects among Christians, which they had before ...
Henry Ruffner, 1850
4
Priestcraft and the Establishment of Monkery Or the Monks
THIS 22 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Popular History of Priestcraft in All Ages and Nations, by William Howitt. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766102165.
William Howitt, 2010
5
The Investigator, and Advocate of Independence
Monkery enrols an army of paid mercenaries always on drill to oppose and destroy the saints of the Most High. It has ever been the zealous advocate of bloody persecution, as well as the unblushing patron of stupidity and ignorance. It was the ...
‎1846
6
The prophet of Nazareth; or, A critical inquiry into the ...
But let us proceed to observe that what is called the Law of Mo>e« makes express provisions for -that species of Jewish monkery, called Xazarttmn — a word which means to be set apart, or consecrated. In the sixth chapter of the book of ...
Evan Powell Meredith, Jesus Christ, 1864
7
The Voice of truth; or, Strict baptists' magazine
Planting thistles is not way to get grapes ; nor sowing cockle the means of mowing barley. "By their fruits ye shall know them," is an infallible maxim ; and by historic evidence let monachism be judged. Were a balance struck between monkery ...
‎1863
8
The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
(Preceded by the) tramps or other vagrants collectively: tramps' c.: 1851, Mayhew . 3. The practice of going on tramp: tramps' c.: from ca 1850. Mayhew, 'He had followed the “monkry” from a child.' 4. Hence, on the monkery, on tramp (Mayhew,  ...
Eric Partridge, 2003
9
History of the great reformation of the sixteenth century in ...
MONKERY. i 27 ihey therefore are not at liberty to withdraw from the obligation they have laid themselves under."* The Reformer was destined to advance a step further, and by a new struggle to carry also this post of the enemy. Already he ...
Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné, 1843
10
The Luther Memorial
But monkery was still standing — monkery, which had in early times carried the spark of life to many a desert spot, and, passing through successive generations, now filled so many cloisters with sloth and luxury, seemed to find a voice and ...
Gustav Ferdinand Leopold König, Heinrich Gelzer, Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné, 1883

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONKERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term monkery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
In development Press Release - Late Night Shop by Total Monkery
Family-run micro-studio Total Monkery used Develop 2015 to start talking about their latest project, Late Night Shop. The game represents the ... «Gamasutra, Jul 15»
2
ElemenTales: Total Monkery's all-new action puzzle game for mobile!
Plymouth, England: 29th May, 2015 - Take control of the elements as you lead four brothers across twenty-four island puzzles to find the source of their curse! «Develop, Jun 15»
3
Very Monky Business: Virtuous Vintners Make Popular Caffeinated …
... not only brings the abbey more notoriety – Castle noted locals call the monkery “Fastbuck Abbey” – but it also is bringing the drink under fire. «Snooth, Jun 15»
4
Total Monkery Secures Support From Microsoft and Creative …
Total Monkery, an indie developer from down here in the good old South West of England, have secured support and funding from Creative ... «Pure Xbox, Feb 15»
5
Microsoft support Plymouth based Total Monkery
Plymouth based indie developer Total Monkery have today revealed they've successfully secured support from both Creative England ... «ThisisXbox, Feb 15»
6
Hazel Motes Is Out of Time
... contemplating something just beyond them, or walking about the street like a “monk in a monkery,” circling in search of that which has neither ... «Patheos, Feb 15»
7
MagNets Hoping To Pull In The Fans Through ID@Xbox
Hot on the heels of other ID@Xbox program games, UK developer Total Monkery have announced MagNets will be coming to Xbox One this ... «ThisisXbox, Jan 15»
8
The people making profit from their imagination
Sun and Moon Studios, South West. The Bureau, London. The Floow, Yorkshire and Humber. The Imaginarium, London. Total Monkery, South ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
9
Five Indie Games We Saw at The Gadget Show Live
Explaining the gameplay with words alone would ne nigh on impossible, so here is a pre-alpha video from Total Monkery (seen above). «God is a Geek, Apr 14»
10
Indies invade The Gadget Show Live 2014
The Indie Game Zone will have the debut of Total Monkery's MagNets, a game of robotic shenanigans. West London Games will be showing off TerraTech in ... «PCGamesN, Mar 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Monkery [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/monkery>. Apr 2024 ».
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