monastic order
51Benedictine order — Monastic order founded by St. Benedictine. Monks take vows of personal poverty, chastity and obedience to their abbot and the Benedictine Rule …
52Cistercian Order — Monastic order which follows an especially strict form of the Benedictine rule. Monks take vows of personal poverty, chastity and obedience to their abbot and the Benedictine Rule. Also known as White Monks. In medieval times, their wish for… …
53Mariamite Maronite Order —   Part of a series of articles on the Maronites …
54third order — noun Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin tertius ordo; from the partial resemblance to an order of monks or an order of nuns : a group affiliated with a Roman Catholic religious order and comprising men and women devoted to a special rule of …
55Tironensian Order — The Tironensian Order or the Order of Tiron was a Roman Catholic monastic order named after the location of the mother abbey (Tiron Abbey, French: Abbaye de la Sainte Trinité de Tiron, established in 1109) in the woods of Tiron (sometimes Thiron) …
56Benedictine order — noun a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities • Syn: ↑order of Saint Benedict • Hypernyms: ↑order, ↑monastic order • Member Meronyms: ↑Benedictine …
57Augustinian order — noun any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine • Hypernyms: ↑order, ↑monastic order • Hyponyms: ↑Augustinian Canons, ↑Augustinian Hermits, ↑Austin Friars • Member Meronyms: ↑ …
58Carmelite order — noun a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century • Syn: ↑Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel • Hypernyms: ↑order, ↑monastic order • Member Meronyms: ↑Carmelite, ↑White Friar …
59Third order — Third Third (th[ e]rd), a. [OE. thirde, AS. [thorn]ridda, fr. [thorn]r[=i], [thorn]re[ o], three; akin to D. derde third, G. dritte, Icel. [thorn]ri[eth]i, Goth. [thorn]ridja, L. tertius, Gr. tri tos, Skr. t[.r]t[=i]ya. See {Three}, and cf.… …
60Self-Realization Order — The Self Realization Order is the monastic order associated with the Self Realization Fellowship, a religious organization founded by Paramahansa Yogananda . Monks and Nuns of the Self Realization Order work in the ashrams and temples of the Self …
