1. A monk is a person practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of other monks.
2. A monk may be a person who decided dedicate his life to serving all other living beings, or to be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live his life in prayer and contemplation.
3. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many religious and in philosophy.
4. In The Greek language the term can apply to women, but in modern English it is mainly in use for men.
5. Meanwhile, nun is typically used for female monastics.
6. A nun is a member of a religious community of women, typically one living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
7. She may be a woman who decided to dedicate her life to serving all other human beings, or to be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent.
8. The term "nun" is applicable to Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Anglicans, Lutherans, Jains, Buddhists, Taoists, and Hindus, among other religions.
9. While in common usage the term "nun" and "Sister" are often used interchangeably, they are considered different ways of life, with a "nun" being a religious woman who lives a contemplative and cloistered life of mediation and prayer for the salvation of others, while a "Religious Sister", in religious institutions like Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, Lives ans active vocation of both prayer and service, often to the needy, sick, poor, and uneducated.
10. A Catholic nun is a woman who has taken vows.
2. A monk may be a person who decided dedicate his life to serving all other living beings, or to be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live his life in prayer and contemplation.
3. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many religious and in philosophy.
4. In The Greek language the term can apply to women, but in modern English it is mainly in use for men.
5. Meanwhile, nun is typically used for female monastics.
6. A nun is a member of a religious community of women, typically one living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
7. She may be a woman who decided to dedicate her life to serving all other human beings, or to be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent.
8. The term "nun" is applicable to Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Anglicans, Lutherans, Jains, Buddhists, Taoists, and Hindus, among other religions.
9. While in common usage the term "nun" and "Sister" are often used interchangeably, they are considered different ways of life, with a "nun" being a religious woman who lives a contemplative and cloistered life of mediation and prayer for the salvation of others, while a "Religious Sister", in religious institutions like Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, Lives ans active vocation of both prayer and service, often to the needy, sick, poor, and uneducated.
10. A Catholic nun is a woman who has taken vows.