Claim: A lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures is practiced by monks.
Evidence: A monk -LRB- -LSB- mʌŋk -RSB- , from μοναχός , monachos , `` single , solitary '' and Latin monachus -RRB- is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living , either alone or with any number of other monks.
Asceticism -LRB- -LSB- əˈsɛtɪsɪzəm -RSB- from the -LSB- Wiktionary : ἄσκησις , ἄσκησις -RSB- áskesis , `` exercise '' or `` training '' -RRB- is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures , often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals.