religious order

Meanings

nounreligious order (plural religious orders)

lifestyleAn 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.

nouna subdivision of a larger religious group

Similar

sectreligious sect

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Czech náboženský řád

náboženský řádorganized community of people following a specific religious devotion

Dutch religieuze orde

religieuze ordeorganized community of people following a specific religious devotion

Finnish sääntökunta

sääntökuntaorganized community of people following a specific religious devotion

French ordre religieux

ordre religieuxorganized community of people following a specific religious devotion

German Ordensgemeinschaft, geistlicher Orden

Ordensgemeinschaftorganized community of people following a specific religious devotion
geistlicher Ordenorganized community of people following a specific religious devotion

Hungarian szerzetesrend

szerzetesrendorganized community of people following a specific religious devotion

Italian ordine religioso

ordine religiosoorganized community of people following a specific religious devotion

Polish zakon

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