Franciscan
Of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based…Of or pertaining to (Roman Catholicism) the Order of the Friars Minor, or (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order.
» William of Ockham was an English Franciscan monk.
William of Occam war ein englischer Franziskanermönch. — brunoalbinus
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Examples
2 sentencesWilliam of Ockham was an English Franciscan monk.
deWilliam of Occam war ein englischer Franziskanermönch. — brunoalbinus
Jonas is a Franciscan.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to (Roman Catholicism) the Order of the Friars Minor, or (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order.
franziskanisch
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi.
of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him
Origin
Learned borrowing from Late Latin Franciscānus (“(noun) friar of the order of Saint FranciLearned borrowing from Late Latin Franciscānus (“(noun) friar of the order of Saint Francis; (adjective) of or from the order of Saint Francis”) + English -an (suffix forming agent nouns; and meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Franciscānus is derived from Franciscus (“the given name Francis, the name of Saint Francis of Assisi (c. 1181 – 1226)”) + Latin -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, denoting relationships of origin, position, or possession); and Franciscus from Francia (“region inhabited or ruled over by the Franka, Frankia”) (apparently a nickname from Francis’s father, an Italian merchant who worked in France) + -iscus (suffix forming adjectives).
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