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Monastics (monks and nuns) don’t say “thank you” as an expression of gratitude to others.

The monastic expression for gratitude is typically “May God forgive you.”

The Great Schema monks or schemamonks

The highest degree of Eastern Orthodox monasticism, accepting the Great Schema means complete alienation from the world to devote one's life to constant prayer. In some monastic traditions the Great Schema is never given, or is given to monks and nuns only on their death bed.