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Meaning of "religious order" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RELIGIOUS ORDER

religious order  [rɪˈlɪdʒəs ˈɔːdə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RELIGIOUS ORDER

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Religious order is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RELIGIOUS ORDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

religious order

Religious order

A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious practice. The order is composed of initiates and, in some traditions, ordained clergy. Religious orders exist in many of the world's religions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RELIGIOUS ORDER


accorder
əˈkɔːdə
boarder
ˈbɔːdə
bordar
ˈbɔːdə
border
ˈbɔːdə
camcorder
ˈkæmˌkɔːdə
cauda
ˈkɔːdə
cross-border
ˌkrɒsˈbɔːdə
disorder
dɪsˈɔːdə
hoarder
ˈhɔːdə
Korda
ˈkɔːdə
Lauder
ˈlɔːdə
made-to-order
ˈmeɪdtʊˈɔːdə
mail-order
ˌmeɪlˈɔːdə
marauder
məˈrɔːdə
order
ˈɔːdə
preorder
priːˈɔːdə
recorder
rɪˈkɔːdə
reorder
riːˈɔːdə
skateboarder
ˈskeɪtˌbɔːdə
snowboarder
ˈsnəʊbɔːdə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RELIGIOUS ORDER

religieux
religion
religionary
religioner
religionise
religionism
religionist
religionize
religionless
religiose
religiosely
religiosity
religioso
religious
religious education
religious instruction
religious leader
Religious Society of Friends
religiously
religiousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE RELIGIOUS ORDER

a tall order
bipolar disorder
court order
eating disorder
executive order
first-order
in order
law and order
law-and-order
mail order
money order
murder
on order
out of order
purchase order
restraining order
the Border
the order
to be in running order
to order
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Synonyms and antonyms of religious order in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «religious order» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RELIGIOUS ORDER

Find out the translation of religious order to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of religious order from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «religious order» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宗教秩序
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

orden religiosa
570 millions of speakers

English

religious order
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धार्मिक आदेश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النظام الديني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

религиозный орден
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ordem religiosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধর্মীয় আদেশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ordre religieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perintah agama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ordens
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

修道会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

종교 단체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aturan agama
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để tôn giáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மத ஒழுங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धार्मिक व्यवस्था
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tarikat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ordine religioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zakonu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

релігійний орден
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ordin religios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θρησκευτικού τάγματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

godsdienstige orde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

religiös ordning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

religiøs orden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of religious order

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RELIGIOUS ORDER»

The term «religious order» is normally little used and occupies the 112.420 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RELIGIOUS ORDER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about religious order

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Faye Wattleton
My mother taught me a lot of things, but they had big presuppositions built in - like her expectation that I'd be a missionary nurse in a religious order.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RELIGIOUS ORDER»

Discover the use of religious order in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to religious order and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cistercian Evolution: The Invention of a Religious Order ...
The Invention of a Religious Order in Twelfth-Century Europe Constance Hoffman Berman ... Order Descriptions of twelfth- century monastic growth have often attached the term "religious order" or "monastic order" to communities associated ...
Constance Hoffman Berman, 2010
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Practice what You Preach: Virtues, Ethics, and Power in the ...
Chapter. Two. Testing. Religious. Order. Candidates. for. HIV. by James F. Keenan, S.J. Simon, a 29-year-old man who has recently tested positive for HIV, applies to enter a major Roman Catholic religious order known for its apostolic work.
James F. Keenan, Joseph J. Kotva, Jr., 1999
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Medieval Religious Rationalities: A Weberian Analysis
Thus therefore it is clear that a religious order which is directed towards physical actions in the active life, say towards military activity or providing hospitality, would be imperfect if it lacked collective wealth. Religious orders which are directed ...
D. L. d'Avray, 2010
4
John, Qumran, and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Sixty Years of ...
The close proximity between the categories of “sect” and “religious order” is shown by overlaps among the terms “virtuoso religion,” “sect,” and “religious order” in the early sociology of religion, and by observations of historical transitions ...
Mary L. Coloe, Tom Thatcher, 2011
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Religious Newcomers and the Nation State: Political Culture ...
The expression Staat en Kerke, 'State and Church' denotes the political and religious order of society, which stands over the subjects of the Republic. The Republic is depicted as a disciplined society. Its authorities uphold a public order, which ...
Erik Sengers, Thijl Sunier, 2010
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Zondervan Minister's Tax and Financial Guide: For 2006 Returns
Treatment of members (who do not elect social security exemption) as selfemployed for social security tax purposes for income from the religious order. Exemption of member compensation from mandatory income tax withholding. Eligibility for ...
Daniel D. Busby, 2006
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Traditional Catholic Religious Orders: Living in Community
Assume such a group represents the potential foundation of a religious order. Then, the members will be provoked to consider the application of the principles of religious life to their organization. For instance, they will be encouraged to ...
Edward Wynne
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Summa Theologica, Volume 5 (Part III, Second Section & ...
Whether a religious order that is devoted to She contemplative life is more excellent than one that is given to the active life . Whether religious perfection is diminished by possessing something in common Whether the religious life of those who ...
St Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Aquinas, 2013
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The Canon Law Collection of the Library of Congress: A ...
... their Superiors, 1240 Missionaries, Legal Condition, 1161 Missions, 1354, 1430 Missions, Apostolic Faculties, 1148, 1149, 1215, 1430 Missions, Right to, 1265 Monastery (Middle Ages), 1073 Monasticism and Religious Order, 1082, 1084, ...
Library of Congress, 2003
10
Summa Theologica:
Therefore it would seem unlawful for anyone to pass from one religious order to another of higher rank. Objection 3 : Further, a person is bound to fulfil what he has vowed, as long as he is able lawfully to do so; thus if a man has vowed to ...
Saint Thomas (Aquinas), 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RELIGIOUS ORDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term religious order is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vatican Ends Battle With US Catholic Nuns' Group
But he has spoken about creating “broader opportunities” for women in the church, and the value of nuns and priests in religious orders. He is a member of the ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
2
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin 'appalled' by religious order delays
Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin has said he was appalled to hear of delays by some orders in fully implementing standards and guidelines of child ... «RTE.ie, Feb 15»
3
Franciscan religious order in 'grave' financial crisis
ROME (AP) — The main Franciscan religious order in the Roman Catholic Church is in a financial crisis because of alleged wrongdoing from within and outside ... «Yahoo News, Dec 14»
4
Final Report on Vatican's Apostolic Visitation of U.S. Women Religious
The prefect indicated concern over declining vocations and what he called a “secularist mentality” in some religious orders. The visitation was announced in ... «National Catholic Register, Dec 14»
5
Changing times may call for changes in religious orders, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Religious orders and the Vatican congregation that assists them must be bold in assessing whether current structures and practices ... «Catholic News Service, Nov 14»
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Religious order to pay record sexual abuse settlement
The Redemptorist religious order is probably best known in Canada for its association with the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré shrine near Quebec City, a major tourist ... «The Globe and Mail, Aug 14»
7
Hobby Lobby, Wheaton College, and a New Religious Order
Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court handed down its much-awaited decision in Hobby Lobby, holding that closely held business corporations are “persons” ... «Religion & Politics, Jul 14»
8
Religious order priest admitted abusing 100 boys; new files add to …
The papers, which were released under the terms of a $660 million settlement agreement reached in 2007, are the first glimpse at what religious orders knew ... «Fox News, Aug 13»
9
Religious Orders Use Pope's Visit To Recruit Young Postulants
The Quinta de Boa Vista park is far away from the celebrations in Copacabana Beach, where three million people gathered Saturday to hear Pope Francis ... «NPR, Jul 13»
10
Magdalene laundries: Four religious orders refuse to pay into fund
Four orders of nuns who ran the Magdalene laundries in Ireland are refusing to financially contribute to the survivors package. The Irish government said it will ... «BBC News, Jul 13»

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