noun
: a public vow taken by a religious in the Roman Catholic Church under which retention of property by the individual is permitted and marriage though regarded as a sin is valid under canon law — compare solemn vow
noun
: a public vow taken by a religious in the Roman Catholic Church under which retention of property by the individual is permitted and marriage though regarded as a sin is valid under canon law — compare solemn vow
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012