Monasticism
[mə'næstɪsɪzəm]
Definition
(noun.) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience.
Checked by Kenneth--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The monastic life, system, or condition.
Typist: Silvia
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Monastic life.
Typed by Ellie
Examples
- To his influence is due the imposition of the Benedictine rule upon nearly the whole of Latin monasticism. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Tibet was more and more closely linked with China, and became the great home of Buddhism and Buddhist monasticism. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There is an element of monasticism even in Plato's communism. Plato. The Republic.
- One of the central figures in the story of the development of monasticism in Europe is Saint Benedict, who lived between 480 and 544. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Willard