单词 | black monk |
释义 | Black Monkn. A monk of the Order of St Benedict, a Benedictine; (also) a Black or Augustinian Canon. Cf. black canon n. at black adj. and n. Compounds 1e(a).St Benedict of Nursia founded his first monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy, in c529. The order consists of a confederation of independent, loosely linked communities, and is characterized by a black cloak or outer habit. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Order of St. Benedict > [noun] > member of Black Monkc1300 Benedictine1602 society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Order of St. Augustine > [noun] > member of Austina1325 Augustinec1450 Austener1466 Augustinian1534 Black Monka1640 c1300 St. Dunstan (Laud) l. 42 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 20 (MED) A fair Abbeye he let þare a-rere..Of blake Monekes. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) l. 8921 Þe priorye..of blake monekes. c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1905) II. 412 (MED) Þer was a blak monk þat fell in apostasye, & syne he was a Premonstracence & went oute. ?1506 Lytell Geste Robyn Hode (de Worde) sig. C.iiiv Than were they ware of two blacke monkes Eche on a good palferay. 1517 R. Torkington Oldest Diarie Englysshe Trav. (1884) 10 The Monastery of blake monkys callyd Seynt Nicholas De Elio. 1614 E. Grimeston tr. P. Matthieu Hist. Lewis XI x. 114 There were seene passe through Paris two hundred Archers on horse-backe, after them eight Strumpets, with a blacke Monke their Confessor. a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) §204 213 Which monastery he replenished with black monks, Augustines. 1722 J. Stevens Hist. Antient Abbeys I. 169 The Benedictine Monks in England, who were call'd Black Monks. 1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 237 This parliament was adjourned to Westminster, amongst the black monks. 1817 W. Pitt Topogr. Hist. Staffs. i. 77 These monks were of the order of St. Benedict, and were commonly called Black monks from the colour of their outer garments. 1869 R. Halley Lancashire I. iv. 290 Robert de Holland, who founded the priory of Black Monks in his native village. 1921 J. B. O'Connor Monasticism & Civilization x. 124 There was considerable rivalry between the black monks and the Cistercians in the matter of making and collecting books. 1939 D. O. H. Blair In Victorian Days ii. v. 144 I have never been able to ascertain exactly at what date the Monachi Nigri—the Black Monks of St. Benedict—first made their appearance..as students in the University of Oxford. 2005 J. North God's Clockmaker ii. 9 Through their missionary work among people of all ranks in society, the black monks—so called because of their dress—spread rapidly across Europe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1300 |
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