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Carthusian order

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Noun1.Carthusian order - an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084Carthusian order - an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084
monastic order, order - a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict"
Carthusian - a member of the Carthusian order
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If life moves with a studied slowness at the Grand Chartreuse monastery in the French Alps, head monastery of the Carthusian order, so, too, does "Into Great Silence.
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Brunfels belonged to the austere Carthusian order, whose acolytes took vows of silence and solitude.
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It was chosen by the strict Carthusian order of monks as the ideal place for their sanctuary for peaceful prayer and contemplation.
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