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Order of Saint Benedict   /ˈɔrdər əv seɪnt bˈɛnədˌɪkt/   Listen
Order of Saint Benedict

noun
1.
A Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities.  Synonym: Benedictine order.






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... thus addressed me: "You have doubtless heard of Feijoo, the celebrated philosophic monk of the order of Saint Benedict, whose writings have so much tended to remove the popular fallacies and superstitions so long cherished in Spain; he is buried in one of our convents, where he passed a considerable portion of his life. Come with me and I will show you his portrait. Carlos Tercero, our great king, sent his own ...
— The Bible in Spain • George Borrow



Words linked to "Order of Saint Benedict" :   order, benedictine, monastic order



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