Hieromonk (Greek: Ἱερομόναχος, Ieromonachos; Slavonic: Ieromonakh, Romanian: Ieromonah, also called a Priestmonk, is a monk who is also a priest in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. A hieromonk can be either a monk who has been ordained to the priesthood, or a priest who has received monastic tonsure. Ordination to the priesthood is the exception rather than the rule for monastics, but is still more common than a priest entering monastic life, as only married men or monks are ordained priests. In Western Christianity, a priest who is also a monk is termed a "religious priest".