Meanings
nounmonasticism (countable and uncountable, plural monasticisms)
plural monasticisms
- countableuncountablelifestyleThe practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work.
Synonyms: monachism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work.
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Origin
From monastic (“relating to monks”) + -ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian монашество
- монашество (monašestvo)religious practice
Catalan monaquisme
- monaquismereligious practice
Chinese Mandarin 修道主義 /修道主义
- 修道主義 /修道主义 (xiūdàozhǔyì)religious practice
Czech mnišství
- mnišstvíreligious practice
Esperanto monaĥismo
- monaĥismoreligious practice
German Monastizismus, Mönchtum
- Monastizismusreligious practice
- Mönchtumreligious practice
Greek μοναχισμός
- μοναχισμός (monachismós)religious practice
Irish manachas
- manachasreligious practice
Italian monachesimo
- monachesimoreligious practice
Korean 수도주의
- 수도주의 (sudojuui)religious practice
Polish monastycyzm
- monastycyzmreligious practice
Portuguese monasticismo
- monasticismoreligious practice
Swahili umonaki
- umonakireligious practice
Tamil துறவறம்
- துறவறம் (tuṟavaṟam)religious practice
Welsh mynachaeth
- mynachaethreligious practice
Cite this entry
APA
monasticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monasticism
MLA
“monasticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monasticism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monasticism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monasticism.
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