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noun

Say it like: Mon-ker-ee

The correct spelling is monkery. The practices of monks; the way of life, behavior, etc. characteristic of monks; monastic life.

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noun

  1. 1.The practices of monks; the way of life, behavior, etc. characteristic of monks; monastic life.
  2. 2.Monasticism.
  3. 3.A monastery.
  4. 4.Monks, considered as a group. (Compare clergy, laity.)

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