monastic order
Noun
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subtypes:
- augustinian order - any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine
- benedictine order, order of saint benedict - a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
- carmelite order, order of our lady of mount carmel - a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century
- carthusian order - an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084
- dominican order - a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century
- franciscan order - a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century
- jesuit order, society of jesus - a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen; it is strongly committed to education and scholarship
same as: order
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