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Bookmark or Share- History and significance of monasticism | Britannicamonasticism, Institutionalized religious movement whose members are bound by vows to an ascetic life of prayer, meditation, or good works. Members of monastic orders are usually celibate, and they live apart from society either in a community of monks or nuns or as religious recluses.
- The Monastic Movement: Origins & Purposes - World History EncyclopediaScholars have searched widely for the antecedents of Christian monasticism, hoping to find its pre-Christian roots in such possible points of origin as the Jewish Essene community at Qumran near the Dead Sea and among the recluses associated with the temples of the Egyptian god Sarapis.
- MONASTIC | English meaning - Cambridge DictionaryMONASTIC definition: 1. connected with monks or monasteries 2. A monastic way of living is simple with few possessions…. Learn more.
- Monasticism - WikipediaMonasticism (from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós) 'solitary, monastic'; from μόνος (mónos) 'alone'), also called monachism or monkhood, is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work.
- Monasticism | Nature, Purposes, Types, & Facts | Britannicamonasticism, an institutionalized religious practice or movement whose members attempt to live by a rule that requires works that go beyond those of either the laity or the ordinary spiritual leaders of their religions.
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