contemplative order

Examples (10)

• He left his worldly possessions to join a contemplative order.
• The nuns of the contemplative order spend most of their day in silent prayer.
• Life within a contemplative order is structured around work, study, and meditation.
• She is writing a book about the history of a famous contemplative order in France.
• A contemplative order differs from an apostolic order in its focus on seclusion from the world.
• To enter a contemplative order, one must feel a strong spiritual calling.
• The documentary provided a rare look inside a cloistered contemplative order.
• The monastery is home to a small contemplative order of monks.
• Their foundation follows the ancient rules of a Benedictine contemplative order.
• The main vocation of a contemplative order is intercessory prayer for the world.