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Franciscan
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What's The Definition Of Franciscan?
[n] a Catholic friar wearing the gray habit of the Franciscan order
[adj] of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him; "Franciscan monks" Synonyms | Synonyms for Franciscan: Gray Friar Related Terms | Find terms related to Franciscan: abstainer | Albigensian | anchorite | ascetic | Augustinian | Augustinian Hermit | Austin Friar | begging hermit | Benedictine | Bernardine | bhikshu | Black Friar | Black Monk | Bonhomme | Brigittine | Capuchin | Carmelite | Carthusian | Catharist | Cistercian | Cluniac | Conventual | Crossed Friar | Crutched Friar | dervish | Dominican | fakir | flagellant | Friar Minor | Gilbertine | Gray Friar | hermit | Hospitaler | Jesuit | Loyolite | Marist | Maryknoll | mendicant | Minorite | Observant | Oratorian | preaching friar | Premonstratensian | puritan | Recollect | Recollet | Redemptorist | Sabbatarian | sannyasi | Templar | Trappist | Waldensian | White Friar | yogi | yogin See Also | friar | mendicant | Roman Catholic Franciscan In Webster's Dictionary \Fran*cis"can\, a. [LL. Franciscus Francis: cf. F.
franciscain.] (R. C. Ch.)
Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans.
{Franciscan Brothers}, pious laymen who devote themselves to
useful works, such as manual labor schools, and other
educational institutions; -- called also {Brothers of the
Third Order of St. Francis}.
{Franciscan Nuns}, nuns who follow the rule of t. Francis,
esp. those of the Second Order of St. Francis, -- called
also {Poor Clares} or {Minoresses}.
{Franciscan Tertiaries}, the Third Order of St. Francis.
\Fran*cis"can\, n. (R.C.Ch.) A monk or friar of the Order of St. Francis, a large and zealous order of mendicant monks founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi. They are called also {Friars Minor}; and in England, {Gray Friars}, because they wear a gray habit. |
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