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What is another word for Monkeries?

Pronunciation: [mˈʌnkəɹiz] (IPA)

Monkeries refers to the activities or habits of monks. Some synonyms for this word include monasticism, asceticism, cloistered life, and anchoritic. Monasticism relates to monastic orders or communities, particularly their lifestyle and religious practices. Asceticism is a way of life characterized by strict self-discipline and abstinence, often related to religious or spiritual beliefs. Cloistered life describes the seclusion and isolation that monks often experience due to living in a monastic community. Anchoritic refers to a solitary religious life, often living in a small room or cell for extended periods of time. All of these synonyms reflect a religious or spiritual way of life associated with monkeries.
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He was not an ascetic, then or later; and he was writing a dramatic poem; and, of course, had no difficulty in giving Comus a fine speech about the follies of total abstinence which, indeed, he loved no better than other Monkeries.
"Milton"
John Bailey
We reach the first gate of the Hermitage; and the odour peculiar to monks and Monkeries, a mixed smell of mould and incense and burning oil, greets us as we enter into a small open space in the centre of which is a Persian lilac tree.
"The Book of Khalid"
Ameen Rihani
These Monkeries were established in the land by virtue of civil authority.
"Old Calabria"
Norman Douglas

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