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Religious :: Religious (n.) A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concern, and devoted to a life of piety and religion; a monk or friar; a nun..

Tertiary :: Tertiary (n.) A member of the Third Order in any monastic system; as, the Franciscan tertiaries; the Dominican tertiaries; the Carmelite tertiaries. See Third Order, under Third..

Monastic :: Monastic (n.) A monk.

Monasterial :: Monasterial (a.) Of or pertaining to monastery, or to monastic life..

Monachism :: Monachism (n.) The system and influences of a monastic life; monasticism.

Secularize :: Secularize (v. t.) To convert from regular or monastic into secular; as, to secularize a priest or a monk..

Monachal :: Monachal (a.) Of or pertaining to monks or a monastic life; monastic.

Secular :: Secular (a.) Not regular; not bound by monastic vows or rules; not confined to a monastery, or subject to the rules of a religious community; as, a secular priest..

Monastical :: Monastical (a.) Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules..

Monkish :: Monkish (a.) Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude..

Secularization :: Secularization (n.) The act of rendering secular, or the state of being rendered secular; conversion from regular or monastic to secular; conversion from religious to lay or secular possession and uses; as, the secularization of church property..

Monasticon :: Monasticon (n.) A book giving an account of monasteries.

Congregation :: Congregation (n.) A company of religious persons forming a subdivision of a monastic order.

Regular :: Regular (a.) Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy..

Monkery :: Monkery (n.) The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; -- now usually applied by way of reproach.

Monastical :: Monastical (a.) Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse.

Dom :: Dom (n.) A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders. See Don, and Dan..

Conventual :: Conventual (a.) Of or pertaining to a convent; monastic.

Religieux :: Religieux (n. m.) A person bound by monastic vows; a nun; a monk.

Monastically :: Monastically (adv.) In a monastic manner.

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