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Monasticism (from
Ancient Gr**** μοναχός (monakhós) 'solitary,
monastic'; from μόνος (mónos) 'alone'), also
called monachism or monkhood, is a religious...
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complex of
buildings comprising the
domestic quarters and
workplaces of
monastics,
monks or nuns,
whether living in
communities or
alone (hermits). A monastery...
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respective Christian denominations that have
forms of
monastic living.
Those living the
monastic life are
known by the
generic terms monks (men) and nuns...
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Buddhist lay people.
Three surviving traditions of
monastic discipline (Vinaya),
govern modern monastic life in
different regional traditions: Theravada...
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Thorn in 1466, the
extant territory of its
Prussian branch became known as
Monastic Prussia (Polish:
Prusy zakonne) or
Teutonic Prussia (Polish:
Prusy krzyżackie)...
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Monastic granges were
outlying landholdings held by
monasteries independent of the
manorial system. The
first granges were
owned by the Cistercians, and...
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religious vows, such as of poverty, chastity, and obedience,
according to
monastic ideals. The
orders owned houses called commanderies all
across Europe and...
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devotional space.
Cells are
often part of
larger cenobitic monastic communities such as Catholic, Lutheran,
Anglican and
Orthodox Christian...
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settings was a
radical step.
Demand for m****cripts grew to an
extent that
monastic libraries began to
employ secular scribes and illuminators.
These individuals...
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monastic community of
Mount Athos is an
Eastern Orthodox community of
monks around Mount Athos, Greece, who hold the
status of an
autonomous region...
