monastic order 1
noundomain: group
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a group of people living under a religious rule
Examples
- 1.the order of Saint Benedict
Synonyms
- order 11
a group of people living under a religious rule
Hypernym
sect 1
noun
a subdivision of a larger religious group
EnglishHyponym
any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine
a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century
an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084
a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century
