单词 | monkdom |
释义 | monkdomn. The state, condition, or profession of a monk; monasticism, monastic life; monks collectively. Also in extended use. Cf. monkhood n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > monk > [noun] > collectively observancea1450 monkery1528 sangha1836 monkdom1850 1850 Southern Literary Messenger 16 764 The Fathers of the Desert, from the pen of that elegant scholar, Dr. Henry Ruffner, is a historical essay on the rise of monkdom. 1862 W. F. Hook Lives Archbishops Canterbury II. iv. 281 Throwing off the restraints of monkdom..he travelled as a visitor from one monastery to another. 1883 J. A. Froude Luther in Contemp. Rev. 44 5 Hans..was bitterly disappointed, knowing, perhaps, more of monks and monkdom than his son. 1890 E. Johnson Rise Christendom 485 Monkdom passed under the..condemnation of the world some 400 years ago. 1924 Mod. Lang. Notes 39 94 Genius inducts candidates into the priesthood or monkdom of Love. 1986 Atlantic Feb. 64 When Gutenberg invented movable type, in the early 1400s, monkdom trembled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850 |
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