order of saint benedict

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1. a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities (noun.group)

hypernym	:	monastic order, order,
definition	:	a group of person living under a religious rule (noun.group)

member holonym	:	benedictine,
definition	:	a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict (noun.person)