monachism

[ mon-uh-kiz-uhm ]

noun

1. monasticism.

Other Words From

• mona·chist adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of monachism¹

1570–80; < Late Latin monach ( us ) monk + -ism

Example Sentences

The spirit of monachism is as distinguishable as if the cowled ghosts of the victims were actually seen flitting along the aisles.

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The two arms of the hierarchy by which the Middle Ages were governed had been chivalry and monachism.

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Though there were many good points in monachism, the Fathers were not slow to point out its defects.

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The thirteenth century saw the rise of a new class of religious orders, actuated by different views from monachism.

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Lrins, the great centre of monachism in Gaul, and Canterbury under Theodore, had been his schools.

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