bonze

[ bonz ]

/ bɒnz /

noun

a Buddhist monk, especially of Japan or China.

Origin of bonze

1580–90; <Middle French <Portuguese bonzo or New Latin bonzius<Japanese bonsō, bonzō ordinary priest (bon- ordinary + sō priest <Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese fán-sēng); or <dialectal Japanese bonzu for bōzu priest

Words nearby bonze

bony fish, bony labyrinth, Bonynge, bony palate, bonytail, bonze, bonzer, boo, boob, boob happy, boobhead

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Example sentences from the Web for bonze

They were all in agreement: no bonze had come to trouble them.
Eastern Shame Girl|Charles Georges Souli
The farmer fell into a rage and hastened after the bonze as fast as ever he could.
The Chinese Fairy Book|Various
A week before this, a bose, bonze or conjurer, had predicted to the king that this tempest was to come.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX.|Robert Kerr
All this time he had done nothing but gaze at the Duchess of Scerni with the ecstatic look of a bonze in presence of the divinity.
The Child of Pleasure|Gabriele D'Annunzio

After the musicians came, borne on a high platform, a gigantic crawfish, ridden by a bonze.
The Usurper|Judith Gautier

British Dictionary definitions for bonze

bonze

/ (bɒnz) /

noun

a Chinese or Japanese Buddhist priest or monk

Word Origin for bonze

C16: from French, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese bonsō, from Sanskrit bon + sō priest or monk

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单词	bonze
释义	bonze [ bonz ] / bɒnz / noun a Buddhist monk, especially of Japan or China. Origin of bonze 1580–90; <Middle French <Portuguese bonzo or New Latin bonzius<Japanese bonsō, bonzō ordinary priest (bon- ordinary + sō priest <Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese fán-sēng); or <dialectal Japanese bonzu for bōzu priest Words nearby bonze bony fish, bony labyrinth, Bonynge, bony palate, bonytail, bonze, bonzer, boo, boob, boob happy, boobhead Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bonze They were all in agreement: no bonze had come to trouble them. Eastern Shame Girl\|Charles Georges Souli The farmer fell into a rage and hastened after the bonze as fast as ever he could. The Chinese Fairy Book\|Various A week before this, a bose, bonze or conjurer, had predicted to the king that this tempest was to come. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX.\|Robert Kerr All this time he had done nothing but gaze at the Duchess of Scerni with the ecstatic look of a bonze in presence of the divinity. The Child of Pleasure\|Gabriele D'Annunzio After the musicians came, borne on a high platform, a gigantic crawfish, ridden by a bonze. The Usurper\|Judith Gautier British Dictionary definitions for bonze bonze / (bɒnz) / noun a Chinese or Japanese Buddhist priest or monk Word Origin for bonze C16: from French, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese bonsō, from Sanskrit bon + sō priest or monk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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