monasticism

English

Etymology

From monastic (“relating to monks”) +‎ -ism.

Noun

monasticism (countable and uncountable, plural monasticisms)

(religion) The practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work.

Synonyms

monachism

Related terms

Translations

religious practice

Catalan: monaquisme m
Czech: mnišství n
Esperanto: monaĥismo
Greek: μοναχισμός (el) m (monachismós)

Italian: monachesimo (it) m
Polish: monastycyzm (pl) m
Portuguese: monasticismo m
Swahili: umonaki

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