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Monastic order   /mənˈæstɪk ˈɔrdər/   Listen
Monastic order

noun
1.
A group of person living under a religious rule.  Synonym: order.





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... details. In the present edition a great many new questions and answers have been introduced, while the matter has been grouped within five categories, viz.: (1) The Life of the Buddha; (2) the Doctrine; (3) the Sangha, or monastic order; (4) a brief history of Buddhism, its Councils and propaganda; (5) some reconciliation of Buddhism with science. This, it is believed, will largely increase the value of the little book, and make it even more suitable for use in Buddhist schools, ...
— The Buddhist Catechism • Henry S. Olcott
... in 1524 to change the great Order of Christ from a body of military knights bound, as had been the Templars, by certain vows, into a monastic order of regulars. This necessitated great additions to the buildings at Thomar, for the knights had not been compelled to ...
— Portuguese Architecture • Walter Crum Watson


Words linked to "Monastic order" :   Carmelite order, Jesuit order, Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Augustinian order, Dominican order, religious sect, Carthusian order, religious order, order of Saint Benedict, Society of Jesus, Franciscan order, Benedictine order, sect


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