LAURA
\lˈɔːɹə], \lˈɔːɹə], \l_ˈɔː_ɹ_ə]\
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A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.
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A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.
By Noah Webster.
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law'ra, n. an early kind of monastic community, its cells separate structures, the inmates living in solitude, meeting only for common services in the chapel--found only in Egypt, Syria, and Palestine. [Most prob. Gr. laura, an alley, lane.]
By Thomas Davidson
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