contemplative orders

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• Contemplative Life — • A life ordered in view of contemplation; a way of living especially adapted to lead to and facilitate contemplation, while it excludes all other preoccupations and intents Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Contemplative Life      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• contemplative — 1. adjective a) Pertaining to one who contemplates or is introspective and thoughtful. 1873 Compared with the greatest poets, he may be said to be the poet of unpoetical natures, possessed of quiet and contemplative tastes. But unpoetical natures …   Wiktionary

• Enclosed religious orders — An enclosed nun. Enclosed religious orders of the Christian church have solemn vows with a strict separation from the affairs of the external world. The term cloistered is synonymous with enclosed. The enclosure is regulated by Catholic church… …   Wikipedia

• orders, contemplative —  Ордена контемплативные …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

• Third Orders — • Lay members of religious orders, i.e. men and women who do not necessarily live in community and yet can claim to wear the habit and participate in the good works of some great order Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Third Orders      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Religious Life — • Overview and evangelical ideas on what makes up religious life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Religious Life     Religious Life      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception — The Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception are a religious community of women consecrated to Christ in the Dominican charism with the mission of living the Word of God through teaching, evangelization and health care. They were founded in …   Wikipedia

• Convent — • (1) A religious community of either sex when spoken of in its corporate capacity (2) The buildings in which resides a community of either sex Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Convent     Convent …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Religious order — A religious order is 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… …   Wikipedia

• Poland — • Country in eastern Europe Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poland     Poland     † Cathol …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …   Catholic encyclopedia