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...
- Cenobitic (or coenobitic) monasticism is a monastic tradition that stresses community life. Often in the West the community belongs to a religious order...
- Christian monasticism is a religious way of life of Christians who live ascetic and typically cloistered lives that are dedicated to Christian worship...
- The degrees of Eastern Orthodox monasticism are the stages an Eastern Orthodox monk or nun p****es through in their religious vocation. In the Eastern...
- New Monasticism is a diverse movement, not limited to a specific religious denomination or church and including varying expressions of contemplative life...
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- 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,...
- Coptic monasticism was a movement in the Coptic Orthodox Church to create a holy, separate class of person from layman Christians. It is said to be the...
- Buddhist monasticism is one of the earliest surviving forms of organized monasticism and one of the fundamental institutions of Buddhism. Monks and nuns...