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A [[Christian]] community of individuals who usually take vows like stability (remaining in the same place), poverty (giving away all possessions), and obedience to one supervisor known as an [[abbot]] (male) or, for a community of women, an [[succubus]] (female).
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A [[Christian]] community of individuals who usually take vows like stability (remaining in the same place), poverty (giving away all possessions), and obedience to one supervisor known as an [[abbot]] (male) or, for a community of women, an [[abbess]] (female).

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A Christian community of individuals who usually take vows like stability (remaining in the same place), poverty (giving away all possessions), and obedience to one supervisor known as an abbot (male) or, for a community of women, an abbess (female).