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Definition of Religious order
1. Noun. A subdivision of a larger religious group.
Exact synonyms: Religious Sect, Sect
Specialized synonyms: Sisterhood, Albigenses, Cathari, Cathars, High Anglican Church, High Church, Abecedarian, Amish Sect, Karaites, Shia, Shiah, Shiah Islam, Sunni, Sunni Islam, Shivaism, Sivaism, Saktism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Haredi, Hare Krishna, International Society For Krishna Consciousness, Iskcon, Jainism, Taoism, Kokka, Kokka Shinto, Shua, Shuha Shinto, Brethren, Monastic Order, Order, Quakers, Religious Society Of Friends, Society Of Friends, Shakers, United Society Of Believers In Christ's Second Appearing, Vaudois, Waldenses, Zurvanism
Generic synonyms: Faith, Organized Religion, Religion
Terms within: Convent
Derivative terms: Sectarian, Sectarian
Specialized synonyms: Sisterhood, Albigenses, Cathari, Cathars, High Anglican Church, High Church, Abecedarian, Amish Sect, Karaites, Shia, Shiah, Shiah Islam, Sunni, Sunni Islam, Shivaism, Sivaism, Saktism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Haredi, Hare Krishna, International Society For Krishna Consciousness, Iskcon, Jainism, Taoism, Kokka, Kokka Shinto, Shua, Shuha Shinto, Brethren, Monastic Order, Order, Quakers, Religious Society Of Friends, Society Of Friends, Shakers, United Society Of Believers In Christ's Second Appearing, Vaudois, Waldenses, Zurvanism
Generic synonyms: Faith, Organized Religion, Religion
Terms within: Convent
Derivative terms: Sectarian, Sectarian
Definition of Religious order
1. Noun. (religion) 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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