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monachism

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mon′ə kiz′əm)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

mon•a•chism (mon′ə kiz′əm),USA pronunciation n.

Religionmonasticism.

Late Latin monach(us) monk + -ism
1570–80

mon′a•chist, adj.

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