Minorite

[ mahy-nuh-rahyt ]

noun

1. Friar Minor.

Minorite

/ ˈmaɪnəˌraɪt /

noun

1. a member of the Franciscan Friars Minor Also calledMinor

Word History and Origins

Origin of Minorite¹

1555–65; (Friars) Minor ( def ), translation of Medieval Latin frātrēs minōrēs literally, “lesser brothers,” a name emphasizing their humility; -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of Minorite¹

C16: from Medieval Latin frātrēs minōrēs lesser brethren, name adopted by St Francis as a token of humility

Example Sentences

The Minorite chroniclers relate how, at the coming of the friars in 1224, two of them were mistaken for minstrels by the porter of a Benedictine grange near Abingdon, received by the brethren with unbecoming glee, and when the error was discovered, turned out with contumely,” Chambers, op. cit.

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With all his noble nature, Robert the Bruce could not refrain from plunging his dagger into the heart of the treacherous Comyn, even in the convent of the Minorite friars.

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This is the rule and way of living of the Minorite brothers, namely, to observe the holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, living in obedience, without personal possessions, and in chastity.

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The first European reference to China described by a traveller from hearsay, is that given by the Minorite friar John de Plano Carpini, who, with five other brothers of the order, in 1245 was sent by Pope Innocent IV into the country of the Mongolians.

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The first traveller, from whom accounts collected from personal experience respecting China were received in Europe, was William Van Ruysbroeck, commonly known by the name of De Rubruquis, a friar of the Minorite order, and sometimes called William of Tripoli, from the circumstance of the narrative of his travels having been transmitted from Tripoli to St. Louis, king of France, at whose instance they were undertaken.

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