Question

Why do monks get called monks?

Answer 1

Monks lived in communities called monasteries. They conducted all of their religious practices in these monasteries. So that monks are called monks

Answer 2

Answer:

A monk is a man who devoted part or all of his life to a religion. The word comes from Ancient Greek, and can be translated as solitary. The monks who live on their own are usually called hermits, those living with other monks do so in monasteries. Nuns living together do so in a convent.