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monkhoods

monkhoods is the plural of monkhood.

Meaning of monkhood

Noun

monkhood (usually uncountable, plural monkhoods)

  1. (usually) The state of being a monk.
    • Do these two images represent the two competing monkhoods: the village dwelling monks and the forest mendicants?2014, Geok Goh, The Wheel-Turner and His House: Kingship in a Buddhist Ecumene, page 116
  2. (usually) Monks collectively.

Questions about monkhoods

What is monkhoods the plural of?
Monkhoods is the plural of monkhood.

Words near monkhoods in the dictionary

  1. monkfruit
  2. monkfruits
  3. Monkhide
  4. Monkhill
  5. monkhood
  6. monkhoods
  7. Monkhouse
  8. monkie
  9. monkied
  10. monkies
  11. monking

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