monachism

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noun

Monasticism.

OriginLate Latin monachus →
First used 16th c.Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounmonachism (countable and uncountable, plural monachisms)

plural monachisms

  1. countableuncountableMonasticism.First known use 16th c.

    That wealth and splendour have not the charms that you ascribe to them with the bulk of mankind, is evident even from the history of Monachism, one of the corruptions of christianity.

    1791, Joseph Priestley, Letters to Burke, section VI

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
monasticism

Origin

  1. Late Latinmonachus“monk”
  2. Englishmonachism

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

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APA

monachism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monachism

MLA

“monachism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monachism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monachism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monachism.

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