Monachism, mon′ak-izm, n. monastic life: state of religious seclusion under vows.—adj. Mon′achal, living alone: pertaining to monks or nuns, or to a monastic life.—n. Mon′achus, the monk-seal genus. [Fr.,—L. monachus, a monk.]
Monad, mon′ad, n. an ultimate atom or simple unextended point: a simple, primary element, assumed by Leibnitz and other philosophers: (zool.) one of the simplest of animalcules.—adj. of or pertaining to monads.—adjs. Monac′id, capable of saturating a single molecule of a monobasic acid; Monac′tinal, single-rayed.—n. Mon′adelph, a plant whose stamens are united by their filaments into one set, generally into a tube or ring.—adjs. Monadel′phian, Monadel′phous (bot.), having the stamens united into one body by the filaments; Monad′ic, -al, relating to monads: single; Monad′iform, like a monad.—ns. Mon′adism, Monadol′ogy, the theory of monads.—adj. Monan′thous (bot.), producing but one flower.—n. Mon′as, a monad: a monadiform infusorian.—adj. Monascid′ian, simple, not compound or composite—also n.—adj. Monatom′ic, consisting of a single atom, as a molecule: (chem.) having a valence of one, as hydrogen. [L. monas, -adis—Gr. monas, -ados, a unit—monos, alone.]
Monandria, mon-an′dri-a. n. the first class in Linnæus's system of plants, including all genera having only one stamen.—n. Monan′der.—adjs. Monan′drian, Monan′drous (bot.), having only one stamen. [Gr. monos, single, anēr, andros, a male.]
Monandry, mō-nan′dri, n. the practice of having only one husband.
Monarch, mon′ark, n. a sole or supreme ruler: sovereign: the chief of its kind.—adj. supreme: superior to others.—adjs. Monarch′al, pertaining to a monarch: regal; Monarch′ial, Monarch′ic, -al, relating to a monarch or to monarchy: vested in a single ruler.—ns. Monarch′ian, a Christian who denied the personal independent subsistence of Christ—dynamic, when regarding the divinity of Christ as only a power (dynamis) communicated to Him; modalistic, when regarding Christ as God Himself incarnate, the Father who had assumed flesh, a mere modus of the Godhead; Monarch′ianism, the doctrine of the Monarchians, in opposition to Subordinationalism.—adj. Monarchianis′tic.—v.t. Mon′archise, to rule over, as a monarch: to convert into a monarchy.—ns. Mon′archism, the principles of monarchy: love of monarchy; Mon′archist, an advocate of monarchy: a believer in monarchy; Monarch′o (Shak.), a fantastic Englishman who assumed Italian airs, any fantastic person; Mon′archy, a state or a people ruled over by one person: a kind of government of which the chief power is in the hands of a monarch: the territory of a monarch. [Fr. monarque, through L., from Gr. monarchēs—monos, alone, archein, to rule.]
Monastery, mon′as-tėr-i, n. a house for monks: an abbey: a convent.—adjs. Monastē′rial, Monas′tic, -al, pertaining to monasteries, monks, and nuns: recluse: solitary.—n. Monas′tic, a monk.—adv. Monas′tically.—ns. Monas′ticism, the corporate monastic life or system of living; Monas′ticon, a book about monasteries and monks.—Monastic vows, the vows which a person takes when entering a monastery—of poverty, chastity, obedience. [L. monasterium—Gr. monastērion—monastēs, a monk—monos, alone.]
Monday, mun′dā, n. the second day of the week.—adj. Mon′dayish, fagged—of preachers, after their Sunday exercitations.—Black Monday, Easter Monday, the 14th of April 1360: any Easter Monday; Handsel Monday, the first Monday of the year, when presents are given. [A.S. mónandæg, mónan, gen. of móna, moon, dæg, day.]
Mondayne, mun′dān, adj. an old form of mundane.
Monde, mond, n. the world (of fashion).—Beau monde, Demi-monde (see Beau and Demi). [Fr.]
Monera, mō-nē′ra, n.pl. a class of Protozoans of the simplest characters.—ns.sing. Mō′ner, Monē′ron.—adjs. Monē′ral, Monē′ran.