A solemn vow is a certain vow ("a deliberate and free promise made to God about a possible and better good") taken by an individual after completion of the novitiate in a religious order. It is solemn insofar as the Church recognizes it as such, and is unique in that no human authority within the church can relieve a person from it.
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Solemn vow in the context of Religious order (Catholic)
In the Catholic Church, a religious order is a community of consecrated life with members who profess solemn vows. They are classed as a type of religious institute.
Subcategories of religious orders are: