monklinessn.
/ˈmʌŋklɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈməŋklinᵻs/ rare.
Monastic character or life, monasticism.
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monkhoodeOE
religiona1200
habitc1290
monkheada1400
religiosityc1443
monkery?1536
monachism?1570
monkship1620
cowl1653
monkism1659
monkishnessa1729
the cloister1781
monasticism1795
monkliness1887
1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Oct. 11/2 Islam..replaced monkliness by manliness.
2002 www.fishrush.com 18 Jan. (O.E.D. Archive) Then it stopped; the song; the feeling; the pursuit of monkliness and the fortitude to withstand the donut place.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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