monasticism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience

From monastic (“relating to monks”) + -ism.

There is an element of monasticism even in Plato’s communism. — The Republic, Plato
"A Former Jew for Monastries and Monasticism" (Novogorod, 1875); 6. — Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ, Aaron Bernstein
To abdicate with the object of reigning seems to be the device of monasticism. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo

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