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English noun: monasticism

1. monasticism (attribute) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience


Broader (hypernym)asceticism, austerity, nonindulgence


Narrower (hyponym)eremitism









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