Synonyms for monkhood

Grammar : Noun

Spell : muhngk-hoo d

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmʌŋk hʊd

Top 10 synonyms for monkhood

Other synonyms for the word monkhood

Définition of monkhood

As in isolation : noun seclusion

Example sentences :

It must be remembered that this is a thing aside from his monkhood.
Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding

Of the internal management of the monkhood I have but little to say.
Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding

And therefore the monkhood, powerful as they were, left all politics alone.
Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding

Buddhist monkhood was purely voluntary, so that all were free to come and go.
Extract from : « Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity » by Sir Monier Monier-Williams

And what is to be said of the present condition of the Buddhist monkhood?
Extract from : « Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity » by Sir Monier Monier-Williams

It bids a man, if he strives after perfection, abandon the world and lead a life of monkhood.
Extract from : « Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity » by Sir Monier Monier-Williams

I found, too, that a lofty idea prevails in Ceylon in regard to the status of the monkhood.
Extract from : « Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity » by Sir Monier Monier-Williams

In the former I noticed a large central hall, in which the ceremony of admission to the monkhood takes place.
Extract from : « Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity » by Sir Monier Monier-Williams

In regard to the gradations of the monkhood a more complete organization exists in Burma than in Ceylon.
Extract from : « Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity » by Sir Monier Monier-Williams

Though sometimes called a novice he is merely under 264 education, and not necessarily a candidate for the monkhood.
Extract from : « Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity » by Sir Monier Monier-Williams

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