an institution to express belief in a divine power

a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together

a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns)

a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism

a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)

a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge

an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania

a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together