Order members are individuals who have taken a vow of obedience and poverty to live in a religious order. MONKS and nuns are two types of order members, with MONKS being male and nuns being female. MONKS are members of a religious order of men who live a communal life under a rule of poverty, chastity, and obedience, while nuns are members of a religious order of women who live a communal life under a rule of poverty, chastity, and obedience.