dòng thăm
Definition
- Noun:
- The Visitation Order: A Roman Catholic religious order of cloistered nuns, also known as the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary (Ordo Visitationis Beatissimae Mariae Virginis). It was founded in 1610 by Saint Francis de Sales and Saint Jane Frances de Chantal.
- A specific convent of this order: Refers to a particular monastery or community belonging to the Visitation Order.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bà ấy đã gia nhập dòng thăm. (She joined the Visitation Order.)
- Tu viện này thuộc về dòng thăm. (This monastery belongs to the Visitation Order.)
Advanced Usage
- "dòng Thăm Viếng": An alternative, less common name for the order, providing a more literal translation of "Visitation".
- Dòng Thăm Viếng được thành lập ở Pháp. (The Visitation Order was founded in France.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dòng Thăm Viếng (n): Alternative name for the Visitation Order.
- Nữ tu dòng thăm (n): A nun of the Visitation Order.
- Cô ấy là một nữ tu dòng thăm. (She is a Visitation nun.)
- Dòng tu (n): Religious order (general term).
- Dòng kín (n): Cloistered/contemplative order.
Synonyms
- Dòng Visitation: A direct transliteration.
- Dòng Thăm Viếng: Literal translation.
- Order of the Visitation: The English equivalent.
Notes
- This is a proper noun referring to a specific Catholic institution. It is often capitalized in Vietnamese as Dòng Thăm.
- The term is almost exclusively used in a religious context.