| 释义 |
monkdom|ˈmʌŋkdəm|
[f. monk n.1 + -dom.]
The condition of a monk; monks collectively; the domain of monks.
1862Hook Lives Abps. II. iv. 281 Throwing off the restraints of monkdom..he travelled as a visitor from one monastery to another. 1883Froude Luther in Contemp. Rev. XLIV. 5 Hans..was bitterly disappointed, knowing, perhaps, more of monks and monkdom than his son. 1890E. Johnson Rise Christendom 485 Monkdom passed under the..condemnation of the world some 400 years ago. |