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monachism

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mon⋅a⋅chism

  [mon-uh-kiz-uhm]
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–noun
monasticism.
Origin:
1570–80; < LL monach(us) monk + -ism

Related forms:
mon⋅a⋅chist, adjective
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mon·a·chism   (mŏn'ə-kĭz'əm)   
n.  Monasticism.

[Medieval Latin monachismus, from Late Greek monakhismos, from monakhos, monk; see monk.]
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