What's the difference between monkhood and monkshood?

Monkhood


Definition:

  • (n.) The character or condition of a monk.
  • (n.) Monks, regarded collectively.

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  • (1) Preacher of hate 1968 Wirathu is born in Kyaukse, near Mandalay 1984 Joins the monkhood 2001 Starts promoting his nationalist "969" campaign, which includes boycotting Muslim businesses 2003 Jailed for 25 years for inciting religious hatred after distributing anti-Muslim leaflets, leading to 10 Muslims being killed in Kyaukse 2010 Freed under a general amnesty June 2012 Violence breaks out between ethnic Rohingya Muslims and Rakhine Buddhists in Rakhine state September 2012 Wirathu leads a rally of monks in support of President Thein Sein's proposal to send the Rohingya to a third country October 2012 More violence breaks out in Rakhine state March 2013 Inter-religious fighting in Meiktila sees 40 killed and nearly 13,000 displaced; "969" stickers and plaques distributed throughout Burma
  • (2) They were worried I might criticise the military on live TV.” The Thai media has never been entirely free; self-censorship about the monarchy and the Buddhist monkhood is practised across the board.

Monkshood


Definition:

  • (n.) A plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite. See Aconite.

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