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monasticism
mo·nas·ti·cism [ mə násti sìzzəm ]


noun 
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monastic lifestyle: the way of life characteristic of monks or nuns, in which they withdraw entirely or in part from society to devote themselves to prayer, solitude, and contemplation
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