Monachism

[mɔnәkizәm]

Definition

(n.) The system and influences of a monastic life; monasticism.

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Definition

n. monastic life: state of religious seclusion under vows.—adj. Mon′achal living alone: pertaining to monks or nuns or to a monastic life.—n. Mon′achus the monk-seal genus.

Editor: Samantha