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   [muh-nas-tuh-siz-uhm]
noun
the monastic system, condition, or mode of life.
Origin:
1785–95; monastic + -ism
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  • The literature of early monasticism sometimes shocks with its absolute refusal to judge other people.
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monasticism (məˈnæstɪˌsɪzəm)
 
—n
the monastic system, movement, or way of life

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monasticism
1795, from monastic + -ism.
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