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]]. |