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monastic order
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Noun monastic order has 1 sense
- monastic order(n = noun.group) order - a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict" has particulars: augustinian order, benedictine order, order of saint benedict, carmelite order, order of our lady of mount carmel, carthusian order, dominican order, franciscan order, jesuit order, society of jesus
is a kind of religious order, religious sect, sect
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