monasticism Synonyms

monachism solitude singleness severity self-denial rigor religion puritanism monkhood virginity reclusiveness ascetic behavior spartan life single blessedness self-mortification friarhood anchoritism Norman Conquest spinsterhood abnegation monkery misogamy abstemiousness abstinence asceticism austerity bachelordom bachelorhood bachelorism bachelorship celibacy chastity continence conventual eremitism flagellation frugality maidenhead maidenhood monastic life