monastic order

Noun (1)

1. a group of person living under a religious rule“the order of Saint Benedict”Synonyms: orderType of sect, religious sectKinds Ursulines, Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows, Benedictine order, Carthusian order, Franciscan order, Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Hedwig, Sisters of St. Michael the Archangel, Society of Jesus, Augustinian order, Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great +3 more