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Definition of Caloyers
1. caloyer [n] - See also: caloyer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caloyers
Literary usage of Caloyers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1818)
"... of the Virgin—caloyers—their devotional exercises—Ignorance of those
priests—Journey to ... caloyers ..."
2. Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania by Thomas Smart Hughes (1820)
"... of ancient Edifices— Tombs—Monastery of the Panagia on the Site of the Gymnasium—
Character of the caloyers—Inscriptions—Castalian Fountain—Arrival at ..."
3. A Residence at Constantinople: During a Period Including the Commencement by Robert Walsh (1836)
"Convent of caloyers.—Inns of the Islands.—Quarries.—Singular Sculpture.—Lych-
nites Marble. ... caloyers ..."
4. A Theological Dictionary: Containing Definitions of All Religious and by Charles Buck (1833)
"The caloyers, besides the usual habit of the monastic life, wear over their ...
The necessity the caloyers are under of cultivating their own lands, ..."
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