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A '''Monk''' is a member of a [[religious]] sect who has taken religious [[vow]]s through [[ordination]]. Monks are men and typically lead [[austere]] lifestyles of renunciation.  A monk is a man who is a member of a [[brotherhood]] typically living in a [[monastery]] and devoted to a discipline prescribed by his [[order]]. For instance, in the [[Roman Catholic]] Church, a [[Carthusian Order|Carthusian monk]] who ordained via the [[sacrament]] of [[Holy Orders]].  
 
A '''Monk''' is a member of a [[religious]] sect who has taken religious [[vow]]s through [[ordination]]. Monks are men and typically lead [[austere]] lifestyles of renunciation.  A monk is a man who is a member of a [[brotherhood]] typically living in a [[monastery]] and devoted to a discipline prescribed by his [[order]]. For instance, in the [[Roman Catholic]] Church, a [[Carthusian Order|Carthusian monk]] who ordained via the [[sacrament]] of [[Holy Orders]].  
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In Middle English, ''munk'', from Old English ''munuc'', from Latin monachus, from Greek monakhos.
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In Middle English, ''munk'', from Old English ''munuc'', from [[Latin]] monachus, from [[Greek]] monakhos.
    
==Buddhist Monk or Bhikshu==
 
==Buddhist Monk or Bhikshu==
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