monachism
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It was to be characterized by the most powerful and universal sway of Divine Love, a clear vision of the eternal truths, and the rise of a contemplative monachism.
From Saint Bonaventure The Seraphic Doctor Minister-General of the Franciscan Order by Costelloe, Laurence
This work contains also much general information about monachism.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
St. Athanasius relates with enthusiasm how St. Antony, the patriarch of monachism, had never, to extreme old age, been guilty of washing his feet....
From Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development by Cohen, Chapman
Lays the foundation for a union of the schools of Clarke and Shaftesbury, 77 Humility, new value placed upon it by monachism, ii.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
The most famous work of this description is that by Athanasius of Alexandria, viz. the biography of St Anthony, the founder of monachism.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
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