Monks and Nuns
277. Monks and Nuns
See also 81. CHURCH ; 349. RELIGION .
- anchoritism
- the practice of retiring to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion. —anchorite, anchoret , n. —anchoritic, anchoretic , adj.
- Benedictinism
- 1. the rule for monastic life developed by St. Benedict, used by several religious orders.
- 2. membership in an order of monks founded in Monte Cassino by St. Benedict about A.D. 530. —Benedictine , n., adj.
- cenobitism, coenobitism
- the action of or motivation for becoming a member of a religious order living in a monastery or convent. —cenobite , n. —cenobitic , adj.
- Cistercianism
- the rule of an order of monks and nuns founded in 1098 in Citeaux, France. —Cistcrcian , n., adj.
- monachism
- the religious and work activities of a monk; monasticism. —monachist, monachal , adj.
- monasticism
- a regularized program of religious observance, asceticism, and work foliowed in a monastery; monachism. —monastic , n., adj.
- monkery
- 1. Often Contemptuous. thecustoms, practices, etc., of monks.
- 2. a group or community of monks.
- 3. a monastery.
- Redemptionist
- a Trinitarian.
- Redemptorist
- a member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, a Catholic order devoted to the education of the poor.
- tonsure
- 1. the act or process of cutting the hair, especially as a religious rite or custom.
- 2. the shaved part of the head, usually the crown, of a member of a religious order. —tonsorial , adj.
- Trappist
- a member of a Roman Catholic monastic order, a branch of the Cistercians, observing an austere, reformed rule, including a vow of silence. —Trappist , adj.
- Trinitarian
- a member of the monastic order founded in the late 12th century to redeem captive Christians from the Moors, or Muslims. Also called Redemptionist .
- Urbanist
- a member of an order of Franciscan nuns. See also 323. POPE .
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