Definition of Monasticism. Meaning of Monasticism. Synonyms of Monasticism

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Definition of Monasticism

Monasticism
Monasticism Mo*nas"ti*cism, n. The monastic life, system, or condition. --Milman.

Meaning of Monasticism from wikipedia

- Monasticism (from Ancient Gr**** μοναχός (monakhós) 'solitary, monastic'; from μόνος (mónos) 'alone'), also called monachism or monkhood, is a religious...
- Christian monasticism is the devotional practice of Christians who live ascetic and typically cloistered lives that are dedicated to Christian worship...
- Cenobitic (or coenobitic) monasticism is a monastic tradition that stresses community life. Often in the West the community belongs to a religious order...
- New Monasticism is a diverse movement, not limited to a specific religious denomination or church and including varying expressions of contemplative life...
- Buddhist monasticism is one of the earliest surviving forms of organized monasticism and one of the fundamental institutions of Buddhism. Monks and nuns...
- The degrees of Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic monasticism are the stages an Eastern Orthodox monk or nun p****es through in their religious vocation...
- Mediterranean, during the last centuries before the current era. Buddhist monasticism & Sangha Milinda Panha Edicts of Ashoka Greco-Buddhism Mahadharmaraksita...
- Idiorrhythmic monasticism is a form of monastic life in Christianity. It was the original form of monastic life in Christianity, as exemplified by St...
- a 6th-century Italian monk who laid the foundations of Benedictine monasticism through the formulation of his Rule. Benedict's sister, Scholastica,...
- Christian monasticism in Ethiopia has ben practiced since the Aksumite era in the 6th century AD. The Nine Saints from the Byzantine Empire have pla****...