MONACHISM


Meaning of MONACHISM in English

-nəˌkizəm noun

( -s )

Etymology: probably from Middle French monachisme, from Medieval Latin monachismus, from Late Greek monachismos, from monachos monk + Greek -ismos -ism — more at monk

: monasticism

set itself … to reform European monachism — G.G.Coulton

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