monkery
Americannoun
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the mode of life, behavior, etc., of monks; monastic life.
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a monastery.
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monkeries, the practices, beliefs, etc., of monks.
noun
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monastic life or practices
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a monastery or monks collectively
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He hated monkery, and he satirized the system as openly as he dared,—this, however, not so much in the love of truth and freedom, as in pure fondness for exercising his wit.
From Classic French Course in English by Wilkinson, William Cleaver
The clergy and monkery at Certaldo had never been cordial with Messer Giovanni, it being suspected that certain of his Novelle were modelled on originals in their orders.
From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage
He exposed the shams of chivalrous romance and the hypocrisies of monkery with ridicule more deadly than satire or invective.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
It is a duty we owe to truth to penetrate into the mysteries of monkery, but the monks will always retain their right to receive their large claims on our admiration of their labours.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
If ever Rome had an honest applicant for monkery, Luther is that man.
From Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation by Dau, W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore)
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