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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">religious communities</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>béguinages</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>convents</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>hermitages</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>monasteries</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>friaries</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>lavras</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>mathas</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>sanghas</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>tekkes</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>viharas</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>novitiates</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>ashrams</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>haus tambaran</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>clergy</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>religious</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>religious orders</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>multiple dwellings</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>religious complexes</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>communities, religious</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>religious community</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Facilities for groups of people living together or near each other, and subscribing to the tenets of a particular religion, including those who have taken vows and belong to the structure of a particular order, as well as more loosely organized groups of people. For the religious officials or functionaries of a religion, use "clergy." For the formal, organized groups themselves, use "religious orders." ]]></note></mads>