Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Carthusian monastery.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A charitable institution or hospital and celebrated public school in London, founded in 1611 by Sir Thomas Sutton.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A well known public school and charitable foundation in the building once used as a Carthusian monastery (
Chartreuse ) in London.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
Carthusian monastery .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Carthusian monastery
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The island takes its name from the Carthusians who followed: Certosa is Italian for "charterhouse," a monastery built by the Carthusian order.
Sailors' Venetian Retreat Lesley Riva 2008
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The name is derived from the French chartreuse through the Latin cartusia, of which the English "charterhouse" is a corruption.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Tomorrow, I'm "preaching with my hands", or at least conversing with them, at the RevGalBlogPals Monday book discussion: on the DVD Into Great Silence (filmed inside a Carthusian charterhouse) and the book An Infinity of Little Hours (a chronicle of five novices who try the Carthusian life in the 1960s).
Preaching with your hands Michelle 2008
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Tomorrow, I'm "preaching with my hands", or at least conversing with them, at the RevGalBlogPals Monday book discussion: on the DVD Into Great Silence (filmed inside a Carthusian charterhouse) and the book An Infinity of Little Hours (a chronicle of five novices who try the Carthusian life in the 1960s).
Archive 2008-02-01 Michelle 2008
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Somersetshire, in 1181 (with a cell on Mendip); the last was the celebrated charterhouse of Sheen in Surrey, founded in 1414 by king
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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No woman, save the sovereign, may enter a charterhouse.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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At the time of Henry VIII's breach with Rome the monks, especially those of the London charterhouse (founded 1370), offered a stanch resistance.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Copes and monstrances are unknown in the charterhouse.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The first English charterhouse was founded at Witham in Somerset by
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The first book printed at a charterhouse was issued from the presses of the Seliola Dei near Parma in 1477.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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