religious order

religious order — index denomination, society Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

Religious order — A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder s religious… …   Wikipedia

religious order — noun A lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founders religious practice …   Wiktionary

religious order — 1) Религия: монашеский орден 2) Музыка: религиозный орден …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

Roman Catholic religious order — Religious orders ( Religious Institutes , cf. canons 573 746) are the major form of consecrated life in the Roman Catholic Church. They are organisations of laity and/or clergy who live a common life following a religious rule under the… …   Wikipedia

Anglican religious order — Anglican religious orders are communities of laity and/or clergy in the Anglican Communion who live under a common rule of life. The members of religious orders take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and lead a common life of work and… …   Wikipedia

Reform of a Religious Order — • Return or bringing back of an order from a mitigated or relaxed observance to the rigour of its primitive rule Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Reform of a Religious Order     Reform of a Religious Orde …   Catholic encyclopedia

Minim (religious order) — Francis of Paola (1416 1507), founder of the Order of the Minims. The Minims (also called the Minimi or Order of Minims, abbreviated O.M.) are members of a Roman Catholic religious order of friars founded by Saint Francis of Paola in fifteenth… …   Wikipedia

Contemporary religious order — A Contemporary Religious Order is a form of Religious Order with modern interpretations of structure, governance, and routine. While most contemporary religious orders possess elements found in traditional orders there are notable differences,… …   Wikipedia

Beguinae (Women in the cities of northern Europe who, beginning in the Middle Ages, led lives of religious devotion without joining an approved religious order) — Религия: бегинки …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь