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Asceticism practiced in a monastery
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monasticism
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Monasticism (from Greek μοναχός, monachos , derived from μόνος, monos , "alone") or monkhood is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work. Monastic life plays an important role in many Christian ...
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n. the religious practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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1795, from monastic + -ism .
WordNet
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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
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Monasticism \Mo*nas"ti*cism\, n. The monastic life, system, or condition. --Milman.
Usage examples of monasticism.
The other dominant idea of the early years was the notion of monasticism, the idea that full spirituality is best achieved by renouncing the world and all its temptations.
It may be noted here, that the asceticism which gained the victory in Monasticism, was not really that which sprang from early Christian, but from Greek impulses, without, of course, being based on the same principle.
Add to this the violence so often done to the conscience, the forced vocations, feudalism bolstered up by the cloister, the right of the first-born pouring the excess of the family into monasticism, the ferocities of which we have just spoken, the in pace, the closed mouths, the walled-up brains, so many unfortunate minds placed in the dungeon of eternal vows, the taking of the habit, the interment of living souls.
When, however, we come to the groveling Middle Ages with their superstitions and ecstasies and monasticisms and maunderings over saints and their relics, we find the cool and impersonal loveliness of the felidae in very low esteem.