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Franciscan

[ fran-sis-kuhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to St. Francis or the Franciscans.


noun

  1. a member of the mendicant order founded by St. Francis in the 13th century.

Franciscan

/ frænˈsɪskən /

noun

    1. a member of any of several Christian religious orders of mendicant friars or nuns tracing their origins back to Saint Francis of Assisi; a Grey Friar
    2. ( as modifier )

      a Franciscan friar

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Franciscan1

1585–95; < Medieval Latin Francisc ( us ) St. Francis of Assisi + -an
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Example Sentences

He wore the hooded brown habit and sandals of a Franciscan Capuchin friar.

In one town, Islamists paraded three nuns on the streets like prisoners of war after burning their Franciscan school.

Preach often,” he urged his brothers in religion, according to Franciscan tradition, “and use words if necessary.

Eight centuries later, a smiling Father Paul was now preaching the gospel in the Franciscan way among the homeless.

The Franciscan claims he kept the seventh nail, but doesn't show it to Baglio or anyone else in the story.

Hitherto the discalced Franciscan religious of this province have had charge of their spiritual matters.

The three prisoners in question, as well as 11 Franciscan friars, were consequently placed in close confinement.

Christopher Davenport, died; a learned Englishman, who became a Franciscan, and published several theological works.

Roger Bacon, an eminently learned monk of the Franciscan order, died, aged 80.

These rascals take good care to be non-sensational in their methods, and what the San Franciscan doesn't see doesn't worry him.

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