BENEDICTINE ORDER
Dictionary entry overview: What does Benedictine order mean? • BENEDICTINE ORDER (noun)
The noun BENEDICTINE ORDER has 1 sense:
1. a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
Familiarity information: BENEDICTINE ORDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BENEDICTINE ORDER (noun)
Meaning:
A Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Benedictine order; order of Saint Benedict
Hypernyms ("Benedictine order" is a kind of...):
monastic order; order (a group of person living under a religious rule)
Meronyms (members of "Benedictine order"):
Benedictine (a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict)
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