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Monasticism

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Monasticism"

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Word	Definition
coenobitic	Alternative form of cenobitic. [Of or pertaining to a cenobite]
cenobitic	Of or pertaining to a cenobite
monachismnoun	Monasticism.
monkismnoun	Monasticism.
spiritualnoun	Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
anchoretismnoun	The practice or mode of life of an anchorite; hermithood
anchoritismnoun	The practices of an anchorite.
oblatenoun	(Roman Catholicism) A person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a member of an order without religious vows or a lay member of a religious community.
monachistnoun	Synonym of monastic.
ascesisnoun	(Rigorous) self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism.
cistercianismnoun	The beliefs and practices of the Cistercian monastic order.
monknoun	A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
benedictinismnoun	(Christianity) The practices and beliefs of the Benedictine order.
montanismnoun	(Christianity) The doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs.
simonismnoun	(religion, uncommon) simony
monophysitismnoun	(Christianity) A Christological doctrine, generally considered heterodox or heretical, holding that Jesus Christ has a single nature, which is either wholly divine or partially human and partially divine.
monarchiannoun	(historical) One of an early Christian sect that rejected the doctrine of the Trinity.
priestianitynoun	(derogatory) Any practices of Christianity that place an excessive emphasis on the role of the priest.
schemanoun	(databases) A formal description of the structure of a database: the names of the tables, the names of the columns of each table, and the data type and other attributes of each column.
kenosisnoun	(Christianity) Christ's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity.