monasticism

English

Etymology

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

Noun

monasticism (countable and uncountable, plural monasticisms)

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

Synonyms

• monachism

Related terms

• monastic
• monk
• nun

Translations

religious practice

• Catalan: monaquisme m
• Czech: mnišství n
• Esperanto: monaĥismo
• Greek: μοναχισμός (el) m (monachismós)
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• Italian: monachesimo (it) m
• Polish: monastycyzm (pl) m
• Portuguese: monasticismo m
• Swahili: umonaki