- Cluniac
- Cluniac Clu"ni*ac, n. (Eccl. Hist.) A monk of the reformed branch of the Benedictine Order, founded in 912 at Cluny (or Clugny) in France. -- Also used as a. [1913 Webster]
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Cluniac priories in Britain — Dudley Priory, founded in the 11th Century in Tipton. In the Middle Ages, from the 11th century, the Christian Cluniac order established a number of religious houses in the kingdoms of England and Scotland. Those that were larger than cells were… … Wikipedia
Cluniac Houses in Britain — All of the English Cluniac Houses which were larger than cells were known as Priories, symbolising their subordinance to the Abbey of Cluny itself. The coming of the eleventh century saw the spread of Cluny s influence into the British Isles. As… … Wikipedia
Cluniac Reforms — The Cluniac Reforms (also called Clunian Reforms) were a series of changes within medieval monasticism of West focused on restoring the traditional monastic life, encouraging art, and caring for the poor. The movement is named for the Abbey of… … Wikipedia
Cluniac — n. monk member of a reformed Benedictine order founded at Cluny in east France in 910 … English contemporary dictionary
Cluniac — [ klu:nɪak] noun a monk of a reformed Benedictine monastic order founded at Cluny in eastern France … English new terms dictionary
Cluniac — reformed Benedictine order, founded in the 10th century in France … Medieval glossary
cluniac — clu·ni·ac … English syllables
cluniac — I. ˈklünēˌak adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Medieval Latin Cluniacus, from Abbey of Cluny, Cluny, France + Latin acus, adjective suffix, from Greek akos : of or relating to the Cluniacs II. noun ( s) Usag … Useful english dictionary
CLUNIAC ORDER — an offshoot of the BENEDICTINE ORDER originating with the monastery at Cluny in Burgundy, France (founded 910) which profoundly affected the Western CHURCH in the tenth and twelfth centuries … Concise dictionary of Religion
Cluniac reforms — Клюнийские реформы … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
