monasticism
monasticism · monasticisms
Monastizismus, Mönchtum
The practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to…The practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work.
Monastizismus, Mönchtum
More definitions
- asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
Examples
1 sentencesIndeed monasticism was becoming popular, and the Merovingian period witnessed the foundation of numberless cloisters.
Translations
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By meaning 1
religious practice:
Forms
plural: monasticisms| Singular | monasticism |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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