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Monasticism (from
Ancient Gr**** μοναχός (monakhós) 'solitary,
monastic'; from μόνος (mónos) 'alone'), also
called monachism or monkhood, is a religious...
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devotional space.
Cells are
often part of
larger cenobitic monastic communities such as Catholic, Lutheran,
Anglican and
Orthodox Christian...
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complex of
buildings comprising the
domestic quarters and
workplaces of
monastics,
monks or nuns,
whether living in
communities or
alone (hermits). A monastery...
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Monastic granges were
outlying landholdings held by
monasteries independent of the
manorial system. The
first granges were
owned by the
Cistercians and...
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Monastic schools (Latin:
Scholae monasticae) were,
along with
cathedral schools, the most
important institutions of
higher learning in the
Latin West from...
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Monastic Trio is the
first solo
album by
Alice Coltrane. It was
recorded in 1968 at the John
Coltrane Home in Dix Hills, New York, and was
released later...
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Monastic silence is a
spiritual practice recommended in a
variety of
religious traditions for
purposes including becoming closer to God and
achieving elevated...
- The
monastic community of
Mount Athos is an
Eastern Orthodox community of
monks in
Greece who hold the
status of an
autonomous region with its own sovereignty...
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respective Christian denominations that have
forms of
monastic living.
Those living the
monastic life are
known by the
generic terms monks (men) and nuns...
- A
monastic garden was used by many
people and for
multiple purposes.
Gardening was the
chief source of food for households, but also encomp****ed orchards...
