religious order
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- noun
- /rɪˈlɪdʒəs ˈɔrdər/
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orden religiosa
- A religious order often has a unique set of rules that its members must follow.
- Catholic religious order
- members of religious orders
- religious order clergy
You must not have any possessions in many religious orders and so on, not just Christian, but also other religions, Months, months.
- You must not have any possessions in many religious orders and so on, not just Christian, but also other religions, Months, months.
- So we know that monks and nuns, religious orders were involved in the copying and that is what kept knowledge alive.
- You know, it's, you know, each each religious order or, or society has its particular.
- That's something that perhaps attracts people to religious orders or to the orders of the avoot in this particular story, right?
Examples
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All Catholic religious orders were banned, and several bishops were placed under house arrest.
Academic text (1999) -
A respected religious order with missions across the world.
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Members of the regular church belong to a religious order and follow a religious rule under the guidance of a superior.
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This is a convent, a religious order, and there are certain rules you must obey.
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Then, one day she came across a flyer about a religious order that works with emotionally disturbed children.
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At Catholic schools, this meant that non-Catholic military trainees attended classes taught by members of religious orders.
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Founded in the eleventh century and still active today, the Order of St. John is an international military-religious order of Catholic nobles.
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For centuries, Rome's international religious orders have sponsored missionary, pastoral, educational, and charitable endeavors throughout the world.
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Many young people feel called to join a religious order to dedicate their lives to serving others.
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The monks live in a religious order that emphasizes community and prayer.
Synonyms
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A group of people with the same rank in a religion or formal group
How Strict
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositional: 'religious' modifies 'order' to indicate an order connected with religion, so a learner who knows 'religious' (relating to religion) and 'order' (an organised group) can infer the meaning. This modifier+noun pattern is common across languages and follows standard English grammar, making the MWE immediately predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Religious order comes from groups of people who lived together and followed the same set of 'rules' or commands. They were religious because they served their faith and followed one order, so today the phrase means a group in a religion who live and work under the same rules.