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bonze
[ bonz ]
noun
- a Buddhist monk, especially of Japan or China.
bonze
/ bɒnz /
noun
- a Chinese or Japanese Buddhist priest or monk
Word History and Origins
Origin of bonze1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bonze1
Example Sentences
Rodell Aure Rosel, as the slimy marriage broker, Goro, and Wei Wu, as the angry monk Bonze, were both characterful in a silent movie kind of way.
“Wily and ruthless, Delphic and adept, he is the best of breed of a new kind of back room bonze,” the profile continued, using another word for Buddhist monk.
“It is people’s viewpoint that has changed,” said Aparajita Jain, the director of Nature Morte, a New Delhi-based based gallery that is presenting Ms. Mukherjee’s knotted hemp sculptures and bonze works in “Woven.”
He’s painted himself in the style of a bonze, looking a little bit Japanese.
In a bit of “luxury casting,” Daniel Sumegi proved an unusually powerful Bonze; Ryan Bede was the hapless Yamadori, and Sarah Mattox gave unexpected and lovely depth to the small but pivotal role of Kate Pinkerton.
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