monastic order
Noun: 1. A formal community of individuals bound by shared religious vows and a specific rule of life: A "monastic order" is a structured religious society, typically within Christianity (such as Catholicism or Orthodoxy) or Buddhism, whose members (monks or nuns) live apart from secular society. They dedicate themselves to spiritual goals through a life of prayer, work, and communal living, governed by a particular set of regulations (a "rule").
The term "monastic order" refers to the organized institution itself, not the action of commanding. It is used to classify and identify specific religious communities. * The Benedictines are one of the oldest and most influential monastic orders in Western Christianity. * She spent a year studying the history and practices of various Buddhist monastic orders. * Membership in a monastic order requires a lifelong commitment to poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- "To enter/found a monastic order": This describes the action of joining or establishing such a community.
- He decided to leave his career and enter a monastic order.
- "Rules of a monastic order": This refers to the specific code of conduct, like the Rule of St. Benedict, that defines the order's way of life.
- The daily schedule is strictly determined by the rules of the monastic order.
- Religious order: A broader term that includes monastic orders as well as other communities like friars (e.g., Franciscans) who may be more active in the outside world.
- Monasticism (n): The religious way of life followed by members of a monastic order, characterized by asceticism and seclusion.
- Monastery (n): The physical building or complex where monks live.
- Convent (n): The physical building or complex where nuns live.
- Abbey (n): A monastery or convent governed by an abbot or abbess.
- Religious community
- Brotherhood/Sisterhood (when referring to the collective members)
- Cenobitic community (a technical term for a communal monastic life, as opposed to solitary hermitage)
- Take vows: The formal act of committing to the life of a monastic order.
- After years of preparation, she will take her final vows next month.
- Live under a rule: To live according to the specific regulations of an order.
- The monks live under the rule of St. Augustine.
- To answer a higher calling: This idiom can be used to describe someone's motivation for joining a monastic order, implying a divine summons.
- He felt he had to answer a higher calling and join the monastic life.
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a group of person living under a religious rule
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the order of Saint Benedict
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