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FRANCISCAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Franciscan mean?
• FRANCISCAN (noun)
The noun FRANCISCAN has 1 sense:
1. a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
Familiarity information: FRANCISCAN used as a noun is very rare.
• FRANCISCAN (adjective)
The adjective FRANCISCAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him
Familiarity information: FRANCISCAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Franciscan; Grey Friar
Hypernyms ("Franciscan" is a kind of...):
friar; mendicant (a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms)
Holonyms ("Franciscan" is a member of...):
Franciscan order (a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
Franciscan monks
Pertainym:
Francis of Assisi ((Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226))
Derivation:
St. Francis ((Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226))
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