monachism
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Relation of monachism to these virtues, 189, et seq.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
But in the West, monachism assumed very different forms, and exercised far higher functions.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
This was a pest which had afflicted the Church ever since the rise of monachism in the fourth century, and it continued unabated.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles
Relation of monachism to the abstract love of truth, ii.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
If so, but not otherwise, you may then embrace the duties of monachism.
From The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
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