<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>A member of the Roman Catholic Church.</li><li>A member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.</li><li>A blank or light area on a printed page caused by uneven inking of the plate or type.</li></ul><p><strong>Compare</strong></p><ul><li>Monk (def 3).</li></ul><p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Pertaining to the clergy; clerical.</li></ul>