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  • noun Plural form of Carthusian.

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Examples

  • Students of this elite British public school, founded in 1611, are called Carthusians.

    Europe's Most Expensive Boarding Schools 2007

  • The Carthusians was the one order I finally found that I thought was meant for me - the only order I considered to be authentic.

    St. Bruno's eve... Terry Nelson 2006

  • The Carthusians was the one order I finally found that I thought was meant for me - the only order I considered to be authentic.

    Archive 2006-10-01 Terry Nelson 2006

  • The Carthusians are another reformed order of Benedictines, founded by St. Bruno in the twelfth century.

    A Handbook of Symbols in Christian Art Gertrude Grace Sill 1975

  • The Carthusians are another reformed order of Benedictines, founded by St. Bruno in the twelfth century.

    A Handbook of Symbols in Christian Art Gertrude Grace Sill 1975

  • The other monk looked nervously and deprecatingly up, for he heard the taunting threat across the water that the Carthusians were a good riddance, and that there would be more to follow.

    The King's Achievement Robert Hugh Benson 1892

  • The Carthusians are the exception that proves the rule, "never reformed," in the famous words of 17th century Pope Innocent XI, "because never deformed."

    Spero News 2009

  • Whether tending the grounds, feeding the cats, or barbering each other after morning prayers, the Carthusians live a life of beautiful simplicity and austerity, untouched by the cares and demands of the outside world.

    John Farr: Getting Religion: The Ten Best Films on Faith John Farr 2011

  • Praise be to the Carthusians then, a French sect responsible for the distillation of Chartreuse for over 400 years.

    The Intrigue of Chartreuse 2011

  • Whether tending the grounds, feeding the cats, or barbering each other after morning prayers, the Carthusians live a life of beautiful simplicity and austerity, untouched by the cares and demands of the outside world.

    John Farr: Getting Religion: The Ten Best Films on Faith John Farr 2011

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