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Definition of Franciscan

1. Noun. A Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him. "Franciscan monks"

Definition of Franciscan

1. a. Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans.

2. n. 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.

Definition of Franciscan

1. Noun. A monk or nun belonging to the religious order founded by St Francis of Assisi. ¹

2. Adjective. Pertaining to St Francis or to the Franciscans. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Franciscan

1. Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans. Franciscan Brothers, pious laymen who devote themselves to useful works, such as manual labour schools, and other educational institutions; called also Brothers of the Third Order of St. Francis. Franciscan Nuns, nuns who follow the rule of t. Francis, especially. Those of the Second Order of St. Francis, called also Poor Clares or Minoresses. Franciscan Tertiaries, the Third Order of St. Francis. Origin: LL. Franciscus Francis: cf. F. Franciscain. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Franciscan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"1696 Arbizu, José de ) franciscan, killed by Taos, Carbonel, ... 1721 Pita, Brother José, franciscan, killed in massacre by Missouri, Missouri (?). ..."

2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1910)
"In 1262 Urban IV. appointed him inquisitor general, and in 1263 protector of the franciscan Order. He was elected pope Nov. 25, 1277, after the death of ..."

3. California, Romantic and Beautiful: The History of Its Old Missions and of by George Wharton James (1914)
"He is only a franciscan monk, a Mallorca friar, one vowed to poverty, ... Only a Mallorca friar of the franciscan order, commanded to establish a chain of ..."

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