christian monasticism
Christian monasticism refers to a way of life in which individuals, called monks or nuns, voluntarily withdraw from society to live in a community focused on prayer, meditation, and the pursuit of spiritual perfection, usually bound by vows of poverty, celibacy, and obedience to a religious rule.
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