The collective body of persons subject to any particular authority.
A written instruction from the superior of an order to those under him.
Any official position under an abbot's jurisdiction.
The quality of being obedient.
Consideration of an idea; the act of revolving something in the mind.
A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
In the case of celestial bodies, the traversal of one body along an orbit around another body.
A round of periodic changes, such as between the seasons of the year.
Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation.
The removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.
A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.