Word: monasticism
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> Named veteran Careerman Gardiner Howland Shaw, 47, of Boston, Assistant Secretary of State. Shaw, a thin, monastic, handsome bachelor, a Harvardman, joined the Department in 1917. Careerman Shaw has three passions: his job, his religion (he is a Catholic convert), prison reform. An amateur psychiatrist, Shaw became so knowledgeable on...
But then his "withstanding" ability would just be starting, for, during the next twenty years or so he would be taught by much the same methods as are used to educate the Brahma caste of the Hindus; and his personal life would be regulated according to the gentle rules of...
Brother Orchid (Warner). The making of movies is ringed about by taboos. But no commercial taboo is quite so terrifying as religious touchiness. Nevertheless, Hollywood has never been able to master an occasional whim to toy with the dangerous topic of religion. Brother Orchid is such a toying. It celebrates...
Monastic Atmosphere Created
To house the Faber du Faur library, especially designed cases were installed in one of the vaulted galleries of the Germanic Museum. South German ecclesiastical sculpture and furniture were added to create the atmosphere of a German monastic library of the 18th century.