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.

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