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Career move where the signing bonus is silence and the pension is enlightenment.
means The state or condition of being a monk — a life organized around vows, discipline, and withdrawal from ordinary worldly pursuits.
from Built from 'monk' plus the suffix '-hood,' which marks a state or condition (as in 'childhood' or 'knighthood'). 'Monk' itself traces back through Old English 'munuc' to Latin 'monachus,' from Greek 'monachos' meaning 'solitary' or 'single' — rooted in 'monos,' meaning 'alone.' The word carries its origin story plainly: a monk was, at root, someone who chose to be one.
- vow stack
- poverty, chastity, obedience, rinse, repeat
- job security
- some orders have lasted 1500 years
- dress code
- same robe, every day, forever
- exit clause
- most traditions let you leave, no penalty