Monk and Pilgrim

Monk

Monk noun - A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work.

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Pilgrim and monk are semantically related in member of a religious order topic. In some cases you can use "Pilgrim" instead a noun "Monk".

Nearby Words: monkish, monkery, monkhood

Pilgrim noun - Someone who journeys in foreign lands.

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Monk and pilgrim are semantically related in member of a religious order topic. You can use "Monk" instead a noun "Pilgrim".

Nearby Word: pilgrimage

good	good monk	good pilgrim
female	female monk	female pilgrim
medieval	medieval monk	medieval pilgrim
real	real monk	real pilgrim
Other adjectives: crazy, religious, titular, elderly.

Bad Habits: Dakuan carries a shakujo staff, a tool vinculated to the Buddhist cult, which along with his hat and his advanced age would make him pass in the setting as a monk or a pilgrim, instead of the ninja spy he is actually.

Source: Anime / Ninja Scroll
Like the fez, a generic foreign hat and mostly used in jest these days, unless the wearer is a Buddhist monk or religious pilgrim.

Source: Hat Shop

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