A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty.
One of the original terms used to describe a consecrated religious*. The root meaning of monk is "mono" meaning one-alone. This oneness described the monk's singleness of purpose (to serve God alone) as well as his vow of chastity by which he had no family. For St. Augustine monk also signified one in the sense of unity with his brothers in community.
Generally, a man who joined a religious house, called a monastery, where he took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience; the commonest form of monk was a man living under the provisions of the Rule of St Benedict. (Lynch, Joseph H. The Medieval Church: A Brief History, 363) Related terms: Nun
A member of a religious group that lives apart from society.
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
a man who is a vowed member of a monastic community of men
a man who retires from the world to live in a monastery as a member of some religious order
a member of an autonomous contemplative community, typically following the Rule of Benedict or one of its variants
a person who practices monasticism, adopting a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle
a person who practices monasticism, adopting a strictreligious and ascetic lifestyle, usually in community with others following the samepath
a male member of a religious community living under vows of poverty, chastity and obedience; strictly it is confined to members of those bodies which live a communal life
A member of a monastic community such as the Benedictines, Trappists, etc., under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience according to a specific rule.
man who is a member of a religious community living in a monastery
A person who practices a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle. It is usually practiced in a monastery with other monks.
A man who takes vows of poverty, obedience and chastity and who lives in a monastery. See " monastery," "nun" and " convent."
one who has taken life-long vows of poverty, chastity, stability, and obedience in the rite of tonsure. A monk forswears acquisitiveness, fleshly pleasures, and self-will for the sake of salvation and for the love of Christ. It is customary in the Orthodox Church to recognize three grades of monasticism, distinguished by increasing degrees of asceticism: rasophore monk, monk of the small schema, and monk of the great schema. The complete habit or monastic garb belongs to the great schema, while lesser parts of the habit are given to the lower grades. From the Greek, monachos, alone or unique.
(noun) A man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery.
A man who has taken vows and joined a religious community
A man who is a member of a brotherhood living in a monastery and devoted to a discipline prescribed by his order: a Carthusian monk; a Buddhist monk.
(bhikshu): Male follower of the Buddha who has left "home" and keeps the full 250 vows. A female follower of the Buddha who has left "home" and keeps the full 348 vows is a nun (bhiksuni).
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, the conditioning of mind and body in favor of the spirit. The concept is very ancient and can be seen in many religions.