a place of residence for a community of nuns or monks that is smaller or less important compared to an abbey

priorato, monastero minore

the separation of two categories considered as different and opposed to each other

dichotomia, bipartizione

the sate of propriety or modesty to the extreme that it becomes pretentious

pruderie, ipocresia

any quality that makes a place more pleasant, comfortable, or joyful

comodità, servizio

the property of being enthusiastic and eager to a great extent

avidità, entusiasmo

a group of people or political organization united by a common cause

confederazione, alleanza

the state of not having enough or being in demand of something

scarsità, insufficienza

a piece of heavy cloth that is adorned by weaving complicated pictorial designs into it and is mostly used for wall hangings, curtains, etc.

tappeto, arazzo

the way of resolving ethical problems by relying on abstract principles extracted from particular cases

casuistica

