Franciscan

[ fran-sis-kuh n ]

/ frænˈsɪs kən /

adjective

of or relating to St. Francis or the Franciscans.

noun

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

Origin of Franciscan

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

Example sentences from the Web for franciscans

Or are you, like so many of your fellow Franciscans, uninterested in philosophy?

The Saracen: Land of the Infidel |Robert Shea
The Jesuits took to the mountains and marshes to save their people, but the Franciscans defied the edict.

The Jesuits, 1534-1921 |Thomas J. Campbell
He intended that his college should rival the houses of the Dominicans and the Franciscans.

The Charm of Oxford |J. Wells
Certainly it is not for the Franciscans that one remembers Francis of Assisi.

Rosinante to the Road Again |John Dos Passos

The Franciscans believed in the immaculate conception; the Dominicans denied it.

The Rise of the Mediaeval Church |Alexander Clarence Flick

British Dictionary definitions for franciscans

Franciscan

/ (frænˈsɪskən) /

noun

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
(as modifier)a Franciscan friar

Cultural definitions for franciscans

Franciscans

A religious order founded by Francis of Assisi, known, like Francis, for devotion to poverty. The Franciscans have many divisions, and include both men and women.

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