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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
monasticism (countable and uncountable, plural monasticisms)
(religion) The practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work.
• monachism
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*nas"ti*cism, n.
Definition: The monastic life, system, or condition. Milman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
