Catholic Word of the Day: RELIGIOUS ORDER. 09-20-3

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RELIGIOUS  ORDER

An institute of men or women, at least some of whose members take solemn vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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How many religious orders can we name?

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[OrangeHoof]

Now *there’s* an oxymoron for you. Like jumbo shrimp or military intelligence. Religious order. Most religions have very little of it other than to issue them to everyone else.

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We are talking about groups of men and women in religious life here.

Dominicans,
Franciscans,
Servites,
Carmelites,
Jesuits,
just for starters