MONASTICISM
\mənˈastɪsˌɪzəm], \mənˈastɪsˌɪzəm], \m_ə_n_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
By Princeton University
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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