Assumptionist

[ uh-suhmp-shuh-nist ]

noun

1. Augustinian of the Assumption.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Assumptionist¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; Assumption (in the ecclesiastical sense) + -ist

Example Sentences

One fact which shows that the spirit of the Government, which followed upon the accession of Loubet, was born for persecution, was the case of the Assumptionist Fathers.

From Project Gutenberg

Four priests served in this treaty-made capacity, all of them Assumptionist fathers, a missionary group with a special concern for the churches of the East.

From Time Magazine Archive

State Department refused to extend the 60-day visa of the Moscow Patriarchate's Archbishop Boris to permit him to serve as Exarch for North and South America, the Communists retaliated by expelling Assumptionist Father Georges Bissonnette and refusing to grant a visa to his successor, the Rev. Louis F. Dion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Young Father Bissonnette had looked forward to a routine departure this spring, when another Assumptionist priest was to replace him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although Assumption is a classical college, its regular instructors are all Catholic priests and Assumptionist Fathers.

From Time Magazine Archive