Carthusian order
- noun
- /ˈkɑrθuːziən ˈɔrdər/
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orden cartujana
- Founded by St. Bruno in 1084, the Carthusian order emphasizes a solitary and contemplative lifestyle.
Examples
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With their fierce dedication to undisturbed solitude, the male Carthusian order had hardly welcomed a female wing, and in the second half of the thirteenth century, a battle raged over the relative authority of the local prioresses and the vicars named by the order.
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Yet the relationship of women to the Carthusian order was unsettled, just as was the case with the Franciscans.
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In the 14th and 15th centuries, the Carthusian order's perpetual abstinence from meat stimulated both defense and intellectual investigation of the community's practice, especially regarding its extension to the sick.
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Well, after the type had been established in the West, the Carthusian order attached to the church of S. Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome claimed that a small, heavily indulgenced mosaic icon in its possession was the original commissioned by Gregory following the miracle.
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The Carthusian order is known for its strict rules of silence and meditation.
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Members of the Carthusian order dedicate themselves to a life of prayer and reflection.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from the adjective 'Carthusian' (pertaining to the Carthusians) plus 'order' (a formal religious community), so its meaning as a religious order associated with the Carthusians is directly derivable from the parts. This adjective+ noun naming pattern is cross‑linguistically common for religious orders, making it transparent to a learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Carthusian order gets its name from the Chartreuse monastery in the French mountains where St. Bruno and his first monks settled in 1084. They lived alone in small cells and kept very strict rules and long 'silence' and 'solitude', so the name now tells us about a very strict, quiet religious order.
