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contemplative order

noun

a religious order whose members are devoted to prayer rather than works.

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Nearby words

contemp., contemplable, contemplate, contemplation, contemplative, contemplative order, contempo, contemporaneous, contemporaneously, contemporary, contemporize

Origin of contemplative order

First recorded in 1880–85

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