Monks in some respects agree with regulars, as in
the substantial vows of religion; but in other
respects monks and regulars differ; for that
regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so
strict a rule of life as monks are. --Ayliffe.
2. (Print.) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused
by the ink not being properly distributed. It is
distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a
deficiency of ink.
3. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the
powder hose or train of a mine.
4. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A South American monkey ({Pithecia monachus}); also
applied to other species, as {Cebus xanthocephalus}.
(b) The European bullfinch.
{Monk bat} (Zo["o]l.), a South American and West Indian bat
({Molossus nasutus}); -- so called because the males live
in communities by themselves.
{Monk bird}(Zo["o]l.), the friar bird.
{Monk seal} (Zo["o]l.), a species of seal ({Monachus
albiventer}) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean
Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic.
{Monk's rhubarb} (Bot.), a kind of dock; -- also called
{patience} ({Rumex Patientia}).
Strenthened with all might, . . . unto all patience
and long-suffering. --Col. i. 11.
I must have patience to endure the load. --Shak.
Who hath learned lowliness From his Lord's cradle,
patience from his cross. --Keble.
2. The act or power of calmly or contentedly waiting for
something due or hoped for; forbearance.
Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
--Matt. xviii.
29.
3. Constancy in labor or application; perseverance.
He learned with patience, and with meekness taught.
--Harte.
4. Sufferance; permission. [Obs.] --Hooker.
They stay upon your patience. --Shak.
5. (Bot.) A kind of dock ({Rumex Patientia}), less common in
America than in Europe; monk's rhubarb.
Syn: {Patience}, {Resignation}.
Usage: Patience implies the quietness or self-possession of
one's own spirit under sufferings, provocations, etc.;
resignation implies submission to the will of another.
The Stoic may have patience; the Christian should have
both patience and resignation.