Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A book of rules or orders governing a religious house; the rule.
- noun In architecture, a short band or fillet, bearing guttæ or drops on the lower side, corresponding, below the crowning tænia of the Doric architrave, to the triglyphs of the frieze. See cut under
ditrigiyph .
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Examples
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Perhaps the most interesting feature of his reconstruction of the "regula," or rule for the monks 'discipline, was his enactment with regard to the library and the studies of the brethren.
The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. Hartley Withers 1908
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: rule, ruler; rule (of conduct, grammar); (règles = menstruation) [from the Latin, "regula"] (see a list of "règle" expressions at the end of this letter)
French Word-A-Day: 2008
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They declared their adherence to the apostolic "regula" and the New Testament canon. [
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890
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In my view a guide dhould seem basically like a fishing buddy (a ringer perhaps, but a regula fishing buddy nevetheless) +1 Good Comment?
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In my view a guide dhould seem basically like a fishing buddy (a ringer perhaps, but a regula fishing buddy nevetheless) +1 Good Comment?
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He is a professional beggar, though in order to avoid the police regula - tions he pretends to a small trade in wax vestas.
Sole Music 2010
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The insurer also learned that this new customer base was not averse to buying insurance, provided policies were easy to understand and didn't require regula
Max New York Life's Lesson in Insuring a Rural Foothold 2010
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Analysts had expected the regula tor to approve NAB's bid, possibly with conditions such as asset sales.
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Luego de recibir nuestros permisos correspondientes del Consejo de Arqueología (formado por un comité de 11 arqueólogos destacados que regula la práctica de nuestra disciplina en el país), abordamos la difícil tarea de trasladar todos los fragmentos de lítica pulida recuperados durante el reconocimiento de superficie.
La peregrinaci��n de la l��tica pulida « Interactive Dig El Carrizal – Rescuing a Mesoamerican Site 2009
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But Christians like Thistlewaite who have been willing to re-evaluate the old regula fidei or rules of faith have moved both theologically and morally.
Valerie Tarico: Church-Going and Torture Approval -- What's the Connection? 2009
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