monkery
the mode of life, behavior, etc., of monks; monastic life.
a monastery.
monkeries, the practices, beliefs, etc., of monks.
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How to use monkery in a sentence
In the Twelfth Century a college was merely a monkery that took in boarders, and learning was acquired by absorption.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 | Elbert HubbardThen follows an amusing story of "that Bishop of Bellay, who has writ so much against monks and monkery."
Locke | Thomas FowlerThe fondness for monkery is easily deduced from some of the best principles in the human heart.
Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose | John AikinThe mountain itself, although far beyond the dominions of Shoa, is renowned as the most sacred seat of monkery.
The Highlands of Ethiopia | William Cornwallis HarrisHis father hated monkery, and he shared the feeling; but, if it would save him, why hesitate?
Luther and the Reformation: | Joseph A. Seiss
British Dictionary definitions for monkery
/ (ˈmʌŋkərɪ) /
monastic life or practices
a monastery or monks collectively
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