"monk" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- In most monastic communities today, little distinction exists between the lay brothers and the choir monks.
- Once the obedientiaries and choir monks had passed, it should not be difficult to worm his way in among the boys without being noticed.
- Accordingly they mustered all hands to the work, choir monks and servants, and all the novices except the schoolboys.
- St. John's choir monks were to be pure contemplatives and to this end he introduced the system of lay-brothers who were to attend to the secular business.
- The community there had about 60 choir monks at that time.
- By 1381 there were only fourteen choir monks, three lay brothers and the abbot left at Rievaulx, and some buildings were reduced in size.
- These were the choir monks, or real monks.
- Peasants, sons could become lay brothers in Cistercian houses, but it was probably not common for them to take the habit as choir monks.
- This Wurttemberg abbey had seventy choir monks and more than a hundred and three brethren.
- Cadfael shared the night watch with Brother Rhun, newest and youngest among the choir monks.
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