monasticism Synonyms

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