COVENTRY
Coventry
(noun) an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century
banishment, ostracism, Coventry
(noun) the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); “the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Cov"en*try (kv"en-tr), n.
Definition: A town in the county of Warwick, England. To send to Coventry, to exclude from society; to shut out from social intercourse, as for ungentlemanly conduct.
– Coventry blue, blue thread of a superior dye, made at Coventry, England, and used for embroidery.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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