Monk and Shepherd

Monk

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

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Shepherd and monk are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shepherd" instead a noun "Monk".

Nearby Words: monkish, monkery, monkhood

Shepherd noun - A herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock.

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Monk and shepherd are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Monk" instead a noun "Shepherd".

fellow	fellow monk	fellow shepherd
good	good monk	good shepherd
gentle	gentle monk	gentle shepherd
full	full monk	full shepherd
Other adjectives: humble, ordinary, poor, powerful, actual, real, young, novice, capable, former, titular, local, elderly, unnamed.

Good Shepherd: Every monk qualifies for this.

Source: Literature / Dirge
The Spirit Monk's boss, the Water Dragon, spends most of the game incapacitated in a grisly fashion, but takes the form of a benevolent, kindly woman known as the Shepherd of the Dead.

Source: Don't Fear the Reaper
Warhammer 40000 The Misfits has Sandy Shepherd (know to his friends as "Brother Nasty") a rather amusing example of what happens when one of these gets turned into a genetically enhanced Super Soldier warrior monk.

Source: Lower-Class Lout

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