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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]]. In the Orthodox and Catholic churches, monastics is based off the hermit lives of Prophet [[Elijah]] and [[John the Baptist]].  

In Middle English, ''munk'', from Old English ''munuc'', from [[Latin]] monachus, from [[Greek]] monakhos.

In Middle English, ''munk'', from Old English ''munuc'', from [[Latin]] monachus, from [[Greek]] monakhos.