'Franciscan' definitions:
Definition of 'Franciscan'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him; "Franciscan monks"
noun
A Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order [syn: Franciscan, Grey Friar]
Definition of 'Franciscan'
From: GCIDE
- Franciscan \Fran*cis"can\, n. (R.C.Ch.) A monk or friar of the Order of St. Francis, a large and zealous order of mendicant monks founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi. They are called also Friars Minor; and in England, Gray Friars, because they wear a gray habit. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Franciscan'
From: GCIDE
- Franciscan \Fran*cis"can\, a. [LL. Franciscus Francis: cf. F. franciscain.] (R. C. Ch.) Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans. [1913 Webster]
- Franciscan Brothers, pious laymen who devote themselves to useful works, such as manual labor schools, and other educational institutions; -- called also {Brothers of the Third Order of St. Francis}.
- Franciscan Nuns, nuns who follow the rule of St. Francis, esp. those of the Second Order of St. Francis, -- called also Poor Clares or Minoresses.
- Franciscan Tertiaries, the Third Order of St. Francis. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'Franciscan'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstainer,
- Albigensian,
- anchorite,
- ascetic,
- Augustinian,
- Augustinian Hermit,
- Austin Friar,
- begging hermit,
- Benedictine,
- Bernardine,
- bhikshu,
- Black Friar,
- Black Monk,
- Bonhomme,
- Brigittine,
- Capuchin,
- Carmelite,
- Carthusian,
- Catharist,
- Cistercian,
- Cluniac,
- Conventual,
- Crossed Friar,
- Crutched Friar,
- dervish,
- Dominican,
- fakir,
- flagellant,
- Friar Minor,
- Gilbertine,
- Gray Friar,
- hermit,
- Hospitaler,
- Jesuit,
- Loyolite,
- Marist,
- Maryknoll,
- mendicant,
- Minorite,
- Observant,
- Oratorian,
- preaching friar,
- Premonstratensian,
- puritan,
- Recollect,
- Recollet,
- Redemptorist,
- Sabbatarian,
- sannyasi,
- Templar,
- Trappist,
- Waldensian,
- White Friar,
- yogi,
- yogin