monachism
1Monachism — Mon a*chism, n. [Cf. F. monachisme.] The system and influences of a monastic life; monasticism. [1913 Webster] …
2MONACHISM — or MONASTICISM is an institution in which individuals devote themselves, apart from others, to the cultivation of spiritual contemplation and religious duties, and which has constituted a marked feature in Pre Christian Jewish asceticism,… …
3monachism — nəˌkizəm noun ( s) Etymology: probably from Middle French monachisme, from Medieval Latin monachismus, from Late Greek monachismos, from monachos monk + Greek ismos ism more at monk : monasticism set itself … to reform European monachism… …
4monachism — noun see monachal …
5monachism — monachist, adj. /mon euh kiz euhm/, n. monasticism. [1570 80; < LL monach(us) MONK + ISM] * * * …
6monachism — noun monasticism …
7monachism — n. Monkery, monasticism, monastic life …
8monachism — n See monasticism …
9monachism — mon·a·chism …
10monachism — Монашество …
