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ORDER OF SAINT BENEDICT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
Synonyms:
Benedictine order; order of Saint Benedict
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("order of Saint Benedict" is a kind of...):
monastic order; order (a group of person living under a religious rule)
Meronyms (members of "order of Saint Benedict"):
Benedictine (a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict)
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