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monasticism

monasticism noun: the practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work.

Noun

monasticism (countable and uncountable, plural monasticisms)

  1. The practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work.
    Synonyms:
    monachism

monasticism meaning in Tamil and Urdu

monasticism in Tamil

religious practice
துறவறம் tuṟavaṟam

monasticism in Urdu

رہبانیت

Synonyms of monasticism

Forms of monasticism

pluralmonasticisms

Origin of monasticism

From monastic (“relating to monks”) + -ism.

Phrases with monasticism

Questions about monasticism

What does monasticism mean?
Monasticism means the practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work.
What is monasticism in Tamil?
Monasticism in Tamil is துறவறம் (tuṟavaṟam). See Monasticism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is monasticism?
Monasticism is a noun.
What is the plural of monasticism?
The plural of monasticism is monasticisms.

Words near monasticism in the dictionary

  1. monastery cheeses
  2. monasterylike
  3. monastic
  4. monastical
  5. monastically
  6. monasticism
  7. monasticisms
  8. monasticist
  9. monasticists
  10. monasticization
  11. monasticize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: monasticism (page history and authors); monasticism (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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