monastic orders
Vowed religious communities
Monastic orders are religious communities whose members live under shared vows—typically poverty, chastity, and obedience—following a common rule of life.
The Benedictines, Franciscans, and Dominicans are well-known examples.
Members may be called monks, nuns, friars, or brothers depending on the order's structure and traditions.
She joined a monastic order at twenty-two.
- cloisteredSheltered from outside contact
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
- silent retreatVoiceless contemplative gathering
- vow of silenceSworn commitment to speechlessness
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Culture separating state from religion
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Pursuit of gratification
libertinism · pleasure seekers · courtly life · bohemian lifestyle