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- noun Plural form of
charterhouse .
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Examples
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Their monasteries, or charterhouses, are closed to visitors.
Preaching with your hands Michelle 2008
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Their monasteries, or charterhouses, are closed to visitors.
Archive 2008-02-01 Michelle 2008
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At the outbreak of the Revolution there were 122 charterhouses, which were nearly all suppressed, as the French armies swept over Europe.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Joseph II suppressed 24 houses, and in 1784 the Spanish Government compelled its charterhouses to separate from the order.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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During the fifteenth century, 44 charterhouses were founded and in 1521 there were in all 206, but during the sixteenth century 39 were destroyed b the Reformation and only l3 founded.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The following is a list of the charterhouses existing at the end of 1907.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The other charterhouses were those of Hethorpe, or Locus
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The large proceeds, after assisting to pay for the maintenance of the various charterhouses and the building of new ones, has been entirely devoted to various works of charity.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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When he became prior, only two charterhouses existed, the Grande Chartreuse and the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Montrieux, the first of the French charterhouses to be restored, was reopened.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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