military order

military order
An order of knighthood which has a military (typically crusading) as well as a spiritual vocation

The Teutonic Knights, Knights Templars and St. Johns Hospitallers are famous military orders which crusaded within Europe and/or in the Holy Land


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  • Military order — Military Mil i*ta*ry, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Military Order of Calatrava —     Military Order of Calatrava     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Military Order of Calatrava     Founded in Castile, in the twelfth century, as a military branch of the great Cistercian family.     In the Cistercian Order, then only recently formed… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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  • Military Order of St. Henry — (Militär St. Heinrichs Orden) Wearer s copy (Spangenstück) of a Knight s Cross, obverse and reverse …   Wikipedia

  • Military Order of the White Lion — Awarded by …   Wikipedia

  • Military Order of Alcantara —     Military Order of Alcántara     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Military Order of Alcántara     Alcántara, a town on the Tagus (here crossed by a bridge cantara, whence the name), is situated in the plain of Estremadura, a great field of conflict… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge — Carries US 40 / US 250 Crosses Ohio River back channel …   Wikipedia

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