monastic order
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- noun
- /məˈnæstɪk ˈɔrdər/
:
orden monástica
- The monks of the monastic order spent hours in meditation and prayer each day, following a strict schedule of religious observances.
Examples
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He joined a monastic order and became a monk in 1987.
Blog text (24) -
Before joining the monastic order, he used to work as a manager of a pharmaceutical company in Damnhur.
Blog text (24) -
Would you believe it, he's turned vegetarian and is considering joining a monastic order?
Fiction book (1991) -
Only members of the monastic orders take vows of chastity.
Blog text (2) -
The Benedictines grew into the largest and most influential of the monastic orders, each abbey replicating the substance of the founder's vision.
Academic text (2004) -
After several years in the vanguard of the reforming party of the Roman Curia, Peter Damian asked to be relieved of his duties so that he could return to the eremitical life of his monastic order.
Academic text (2004) -
Many famous philosophers and scholars were members of a monastic order during the Middle Ages, dedicating their lives to study and prayer.
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She decided to live in a monastic order for a year to deepen her spiritual practice and connection to the divine.
Synonyms
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6.7
A group of people with the same rank in a religion or formal group
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A group of people who live together, follow special rules, and focus on prayer or service
How Strict
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase's meaning is directly compositional: 'monastic' (relating to communal, vow-based religious life) modifies 'order' (a formal religious community), so a learner who knows both words can infer a community of monks or nuns. This adjective + noun pattern is a regular, cross-linguistically common construction, making the expression immediately transparent to learners familiar with the constituents.
Etymology
Monastic order comes from monks and nuns living together: monastic means living like a monk and order means a group that follows the same rule. That's why monastic order refers to 'a community of monks or nuns living together under a religious rule'.