DEFINITIONS

contemplative order

noun

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

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Words nearby contemplative order

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

Origin of contemplative order

First recorded in 1880–85
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