Etymology

monachism

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Today it means: Monasticism. Full definition →

First used 16th c.Late Latin monachus
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  1. Late Latin · derived frommonachus“monk”
  2. English todaymonachism

From Late Latin monachus (“monk”) + -ism.

Words from the same roots

Late Latinmonachus all →

minchminchen

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. Monasticism.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.