vow of poverty

collocation in English

meaningsofvowandpoverty

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vow
noun[C]
uk
/vaʊ/us
/vaʊ/
a serious promise ...
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poverty
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpɒv.ə.ti/us
/ˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬i/
the condition of being ...
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(Definition ofvowandpovertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvow of poverty

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The city also argued that the friars took avowofpovertyand could not be property owners.
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Furthermore, the city argued that the friars took avowofpovertyand could not be property owners.
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Many of these latter institutes of women then petitioned for the solemnvowofpovertyalone.
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Individuals who sought to join the church and become involved in its rehabilitation program took avowofpovertyand agreed to turn over all their property to the church.
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Physicians, unlike some clergy, are not sworn to avowofpoverty.
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The fact that the pendant is made of lead, not of a precious metal, might suggest that it belonged to someone who had made avowofpoverty.
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I understand that the intention is not to exclude the minister or vicar who has an income and who has not taken avowofpoverty.
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Despite thevowofpoverty, many of the institutions had become very rich through donations, bequests, and the acquisition of land and property.
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Many of these institutes of women then petitioned for the solemnvowofpovertyalone.
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Benedictine monks did not take avowofpovertyand retained their former estates and property, which they used to support themselves and the community.
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Theirvowofpovertyprevented the monks from using most of their money; consequently, monasteries and churches often contained great hoards of tangible wealth.
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Were not taking avowofpoverty, or giving away half of everything we own.
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He represented thevowofpovertyas a radical application of the revolutionary ideas of galit and fraternit.
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Full-time staff at branch offices take avowofpovertyand are considered members of a religious order.
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At first the nuns were not required to make avowofpovertyor to make a lifetime commitment.
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Serra has taken avowofpovertyand is known for living a frugal lifestyle and driving a run-down car.
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They also amend thevowofpoverty, allowing personal possessions, but requiring high standards of tithing to the community and the wider church.
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Prefontaine was a secular priest, which meant that he had not taken avowofpoverty.
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