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UK
/mənˈɑːstɪsˌɪzəm/
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[ US /məˈnæstəˌsɪzəm/ ]
[ US /məˈnæstəˌsɪzəm/ ]
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
How To Use monasticism In A Sentence
- The Catechetical School of Alexandria was originated in Egypt. Egypt is the birthplace of Christian monasticism, also has experienced in the Christianity history the most serious persecution.
- In protest, some believers adopted a way of life known as monasticism.
- The dreadlocked Shane Claiborne is here, author of The Irresistible Revolution (2006) and a leader of a movement known as the New Monasticism. Sing to the Lord a New Song
- Uphold your vows strictly, be they marriage, monasticism, nonaddiction, tithing, loyalty to a lineage, vegetarianism or nonsmoking.
- His influence on them led to his being regarded as the father of monasticism. Times, Sunday Times
- Monasticism, such as it existed in Spain, and such as it still exists in Thibet, is a sort of phthisis for civilization. Les Miserables
- Unlike traditional monasticism, such communities are open to married couples. Times, Sunday Times
- In the words of a leading twentieth-century Athonite monk, Fr Theoklitos of Dionysiou, ‘it is the eremitic life that constitutes the primary form of monasticism in the East.’
- By contrast, the vision of early monasticism presented in the Letters of Antony should be understood as both authentic and reliable.
- Monasticism is a spiritual way of life that is found in many different religious faiths.
