What is another word for Monachism?

Pronunciation: [mˈɒnɐt͡ʃˌɪzəm] (IPA)

Monachism, also known as monasticism, refers to the practice of living in a secluded community to devote oneself to spiritual pursuits. There are numerous synonyms for the word monachism, including asceticism, cenobitism, conventualism, eremitism, anchoritism, and reclusion. Asceticism involves strict self-discipline and abstinence from worldly pleasures. Cenobitism is a form of monachism where individuals live communally in a religious community. Conventualism refers to monasticism practiced by nuns or in a convent. Eremitism, also known as hermitism, involves living in solitude in a remote location. Anchoritism entails withdrawing from the world into a small room or cell. Reclusion is a synonym for monachism that simply refers to the act of living in seclusion.

Usage examples for Monachism

It is not more against the Articles to desire it than to desire Monachism.
"Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott, Volume 2"
Robert Ornsby
The institution of Monachism was one of considerable standing before the date at which we are now arrived, but it had never yet found any function of systematic usefulness.
"Anglo-Saxon Literature"
John Earle
Now the power of conversion is inherent only in sharply-defined doctrines; and it was precisely this tendency that penetrated the Northern natures: the sons of the Vikings became the champions of Monachism; to the fury with which the fathers had destroyed the monasteries succeeded in the sons a zeal to restore them.
"A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6)"
Leopold von Ranke

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