Carthusian

[ kahr-thoo-zhuhn ]

noun

1. a member of a monastic order founded by St. Bruno in 1086 near Grenoble, France.

adjective

1. pertaining to the Carthusians.

Carthusian

/ kɑːˈθjuːzɪən /

noun

1. RC Church
   1. a member of an austere monastic order founded by Saint Bruno in 1084 near Grenoble, France
   2. ( as modifier )

      a Carthusian monastery

Word History and Origins

Origin of Carthusian¹

1520–30; < Medieval Latin Cartusiānus, by metathesis from Catursiānus, after Catursiānī ( montēs ) district in Dauphiné where the order was founded

Word History and Origins

Origin of Carthusian¹

C14: from Medieval Latin Carthusianus, from Latin Carthusia Chartreuse, near Grenoble

Example Sentences

According to Chartreuse Diffusion, the business arm of the monks’ operation, it took more than 150 years for the Carthusians to “unravel the secret of the manuscript.”

From Seattle Times

In 1840, your Carthusian brothers will develop two formulas: the more bracing, higher-alcohol, green Chartreuse, and the softer, smoother yellow version.

From Seattle Times

The famed Polish composer and his French lover, a novelist known by her male pen name, spent the winter of 1838 at this former Carthusian monastery in Valldemossa.

From Washington Post

A harmony of lime, sweet watermelon and green Chartreuse, a high-proof liqueur made in France by the Carthusian monastic order, this bright cocktail will make you miss summer even before it’s over.

From Washington Post

It would not be the first time the Carthusians reinvent themselves.

From New York Times