Monasticism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The monastic life or system, especially as practiced in a monastery.
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  • n. the religious practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The monastic life, system, or condition.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The corporate life of religious communities under the vows of poverty, celibacy, and obedience to a superior; the monastic system or condition.
  • n. The condition or state of living like a monk, in religious retirement from the world.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    austerity    nonindulgence    asceticism   
    Hyponym
    eremitism   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    monachism    monkism    monkhood    monkery   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    scholasticism    mendicancy    nunnery    celibacy    dyslexia   
     
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