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102 matches to Dominican Order
British Empire, Order of. 1917. Honours service to government.
Bruno, St. c1035-c1101. Founder of German Carthusian Order 1084.
Bucket Shop. Brokerage house that attempted to profit by delaying placing orders. Now illegal.
Campion, Edmund. 1540-81. English Jesuit martyr. Denounced Anglican church.
Capuchin. 1525. Powerful Franciscan mendicant order of monks.
Carthusians. 1084. Strict order of monks founded by St Bruno. Inventors of Chartreuse liqueur.
Cistercians. 1098-. RC monastic order. Rigorous rule. Trappist vows of silence 1664.
Classical. 500-300BC Greek Art. Idealized figure sculptures. Doric, Ionic, Corinthian architecture. Praxiteles. Roman Art. 1C BC-2C AD. Greek forms; added arch. Sculpture: realistic portraits, dramatic bas-relief.
Clunaics. 910-12C. Strict Benedictine Order.
Convention of 1818. Established 49th parallel as US-Canada border.
Curzon Line. 1920. Russo-Polish armistice line. Became border, 1945.
Deacon. Christian cleric. Lowest rank of Episcopal Holy Orders. Protestant lay official.
Dharma. Virtue to Hindus, Buddhists, Jainists; ordering principle of universe.
Disciples of Christ. c1810-. US Protestant organization urging ancient order of Christianity.
Domesday Book. 1086. Census and survey of England. Ordered by William I as basis for taxation.
Doric. 7C BC. Order of Greek architecture. Baseless columns with square capitals.
Edward VII. 1841-1910. King of UK, 1901-. Founded Order of Merit 1902. Promoted Anglo-French relations.
Erechtheum. 5C BC. Ionic temple on Athenian acropolis.
Ferry, Jules. 1832-93. French premier 1880~5. Expanded empire. Compulsory secular education 1882. Dissolved Jesuits.
Feuillants. 1577- Cistercian order.
Francis of Assisi, St. 1182-1226. Founder of the Franciscan order.
Franciscans. 1209. Religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi. Missionary and educational work. Includes Capuchins, Conventuals, Observants, Zealots.
Freemasons. Secret fraternal organization based on guilds, chivalry, religious orders. 1717 London Grand Lodge.
Garter, Order of. c1348. First Order of British Knighthood. Founded by Edward III. “Honi soit qui mal y pense”. Shame on him who thinks evil of it.
Golden Fleece, Order of. 1430. Knighthood founded by Philip the Good.