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religious order

religious order noun: an organized community of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of the founder's religious practice.

Noun

religious order (plural religious orders)

  1. An organized community of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of the founder's religious practice.

Forms of religious order

pluralreligious orders

Questions about religious order

What does religious order mean?
Religious order means an organized community of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of the founder's religious practice.
What part of speech is religious order?
Religious order is a noun.
What is the plural of religious order?
The plural of religious order is religious orders.

Words near religious order in the dictionary

  1. religious naturalism
  2. religious naturalist
  3. religious naturalists
  4. religious none
  5. religious nones
  6. religious order
  7. religious orders
  8. religious pluralism
  9. religious police
  10. religious right
  11. religious rights

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