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Oblates
A person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a member of an order without religious vows or a lay member of a religious community.
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A person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a member of an order without religious vows or a lay member of a religious community.
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A child given up by its parents into the keeping or dedication of a religious order or house.
"2007, The Venerable Bede started as an oblate at St Paul's, Jarrow, but by the time of his death in 735 was surely the most learned man in Europe. — Tom Shippey, ‘I Lerne Song’, London Review of Books 29:4, p. 19"
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To offer as either a gift or an oblation.
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| benedictinesnoun | The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. |
| deaconessesnoun | (Christianity) A non-clerical role for women in some churches. |
| trappistsnoun | The Trappists, officially known as the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (abbreviated as OCSO) and originally named the Order of Reformed Cistercians of Our Lady of La Trappe, are a Catholic religious order of cloistered monastics that branched off from the Cistercians. |
| franciscan ordernoun | a roman catholic order founded by saint francis of assisi in the 13th century |
| passionistnoun | A member of a Roman Catholic religious institute with a special emphasis on the Passion of Jesus Christ. |
| charismnoun | (Christianity, theology, rare) A power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God. |
| norbertinenoun | A Premonstrant. |
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| confraternitiesnoun | (countable) A religious fraternity or brotherhood. |
| abbessnoun | A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. |
| presbytersnoun | An elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches. |
| jesuitsnoun | The Society of Jesus (abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits, is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome. |
| seminariansnoun | Someone who studies at a seminary. |
| sulpiciannoun | (historical) One of an order of priests established in France in 1642 to educate men for the ministry, and later introduced into Canada and the United States. |
| cisterciansnoun | The Cistercians, officially the Order of Cistercians (abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contributions of the highly-influential Bernard of Clairvaux, known as the Latin Rule. |
| apostleshipnoun | The position, post, or duty of being an apostle. |
| monasterynoun | A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows. |
| apostolicnoun | (Christianity, historical) A member of the Apostolici. |
| novitiatesnoun | A novice. |
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