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mo⋅nas⋅ti⋅cism

[muh-nas-tuh-siz-uhm]
–noun
the monastic system, condition, or mode of life.

Origin:
1785–95; monastic + -ism
mo·nas·ti·cism   (mə-nās'tĭ-sĭz'əm)   
n.  The monastic life or system, especially as practiced in a monastery.

Monasticism

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