monachism en · NOUN
Etymology
From Late Latin monachus (“monk”) + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Monasticism.
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| monachisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |