religious life
Cloistered spiritual existence
Religious life refers to a formal way of living dedicated to spiritual devotion, typically within a religious community bound by vows.
In Christianity, it specifically means life as a monk, nun, friar, or member of a religious order: She entered religious life at nineteen, He felt called to religious life rather than parish ministry.
The term implies structured commitment—poverty, celibacy, obedience—distinguishing it from ordinary lay practice.
More broadly, religious life can simply mean the spiritual dimension of someone's existence: Her religious life deepened after the accident.
- conventReligious sisters' dwelling
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- friaryMendicant monks' residence
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- churchPlace of Christian worship
monasticism · holy orders · meditation · contemplative prayer · daily prayers · asceticism · priesthood · mosque · vows · prayer · celibacy · spiritual retreat · worship · shrine · temple · nunhood · dharma · fasting
- lifestylesminimalism, self-care, healthy eating, off-grid, homesteading
- Israeli culturefalafel, hummus, kibbutz, Tel Aviv, Hebrew
- monasticismabbeys, abbey, abbots, abbot, cloister
- social historysocial class, social movements, working class, middle class, labor history
- nunsnun, nuns, sister, sisters, convent
- vocationcalling, vocation, divine calling, priesthood, mission
religious lifesecular life
Non-spiritual way of living
married life · civilian life · ordinary life · secularism · domestic life