Bonze

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  • noun. A Buddhist monk, especially of China, Japan, or nearby countries.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A Buddhist monk, especially of China and Japan.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A Buddhist or Fohist priest, monk, or nun.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A Buddhist priest in Japan.
  • Word Usage
    "Cyclopædia.] [Footnote 47: The word bonze (Japanese _bon-so_ or _bozu_, Chinese"
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