English Explanatory Dictionary

religious order

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An organized community of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of the founder's religious practice.

Word forms

religious order religious orders

Related words

take vows
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