A monk is a person who practices a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle.
Monk may also refer to:
People Monk (nickname) Monk (surname) Monk Gibbon (1896–1987), Irish poet and author
Places Monk (Montreal Metro), a metro station in Montreal, Québec, Canada Monk Islands, South Orkney Islands, off Antarctica Monk's House, an 18th-century English cottage
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters Adrian Monk, the protagonist of the television series Monk William Monk (character), a Victorian-era detective Monk (comics), a vampire-werewolf hybrid and nemesis of Batman The Monk (Doctor Who), a recurring villain in the Doctor Who television series and related media Andrew Blodgett Mayfair ("Monk"), an adventurer associate of Doc Savage's the title character of Monk Little Dog, an animated series for children on CITV Monk (character class), a character class in a number of role-playing tabletop and video games Monk (Dungeons & Dragons), a playable character in most versions of Dungeons & Dragons
Films The Monk (1969 film), a made-for-television movie The Monk (1972 film), a French-German-Italian-Belgian film The Monk (1975 film), a Hong Kong martial arts film The Monk (1980 film), a Hong Kong martial arts film The Monk (1990 film), a British film The Monk (2011 film), a French film The Monk (2015 film), a Chinese film
Music Monk (experimental music band), led by former Over the Rhine guitarist Ric Hordinski Monk (1954 album), by Thelonious Monk Monk (1964 album), by Thelonious Monk
Television Monk (TV series), a television show about an obsessive-compulsive detective Monk (soundtrack), a 2004 soundtrack of the show
In print Monk Magazine, a magazine featuring the adventures of Jim Crotty and Michael Lane The Monk, a 1796 Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis
Flora and fauna Amauris tartarea, a butterfly also known as the monk or dusky friar Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), a bird of South America Monk seal, any of several species of the tribe Monachini Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine which bears a fruit known as monk fruit
Other uses Monk shoe, a men's shoe with a buckled strap
See also Monck (disambiguation) Monks (disambiguation) Wilhelm Mohnke (1911–2001), SS major general, one of the original 120 members of the Nazi SS-Staff Guard "Berlin"