monachism

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mon·a·chism

M0379900 (mŏn′ə-kĭz′əm)n. Monasticism.
[Medieval Latin monachismus, from Late Greek monakhismos, from monakhos, monk; see monk.]

monachism

the religious and work activities of a monk; monasticism. — monachist, monachal, adj.See also: Monks and Nuns