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Franciscan en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /fɹænˈsɪsk(ə)n/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

Learned 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).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi.
2. (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.
   • Holy Franciſcan Frier, brother, ho. c. 1591–1595 (date written), [William Shakespeare], […] Romeo and Iuliet. […] (Second Quarto), London: […] Thomas Creede, for Cuthbert Burby, […], published 1599, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii], signature L, recto:
   • In his life time hee [Henry VII of England] founded the goodly Hoſpitall of the Sauoy, built ſixe religious Houſes for Franciſcan Friers, three of them for Obſeruants, and the other three for Conuentuals. 1611, Iohn Speed [i.e., John Speed], “Henrie the Seventh, King of England and France, […]”, in The History of Great Britaine under the Conquests of yͤ Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. […], London: […] William Hall and John Beale, for John Sudbury and George Humble, […], →OCLC, book IX ([Englands Monarchs] […]), paragraph 72, page 751, column 1:
   • And they vvho to be ſure of Paradiſe / Dying put on the vveeds of Dominic, / Or in Franciſcan think to paſs diſguis'd; […] 1667, John Milton, “Book III”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC, signature K2, verso, lines 478–480:
   • So much for the firſt claſs of the Mendicants. The moſt numerous is the Serafic, or Franciſcan order, divided into as many ſpecies as pleaſed the fancies of the founders. 1797, Robert Southey, “Of the State of Portugal”, in Letters Written during a Short Residence in Spain and Portugal, […], Bristol: […] Bulgin and Rosser, for Joseph Cottle, […], and G[eorge] G[eorge] and J[ohn] Robinson, and Cadell and Davies, […], →OCLC, page 418:
   • There, a Franciscan friar named Andrés Ivars asked that Fr. Císcar hear his confession before the friar was executed be firing squad. 2017 December 16, “These priests were martyred for refusing to violate the seal of confession”, in Catholic News Agency:

Deriveds

franciscanite

Synonyms

Minorite

Translations (23)

sh fránjevački (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · ga Proinsiasach (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · es minorita (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · nl franciscaner (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · it francescano (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · nl franciscaans (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · hu ferences (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · fr cordelier (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · fr franciscain (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · cy Ffransisgaidd (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · ro franciscan (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · cs franciszkański (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · pt franciscano (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · de franziskanisch (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · sh фра́њевачки (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · hy ֆրանցիսկյան (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · cs františkánský (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · es franciscano (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · gl franciscano (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · sh franciskanski (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · ca franciscà (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · pl franciszkański (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · ast franciscanu (of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order)

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Franciscan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /fɹænˈsɪsk(ə)n/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

Learned 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).

Meanings

1. A friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1209, now known as the Order of the Friars Minor.
   • [O]ur old antient Purgatory pick-purſe, that vvas ſvvaged and covvled vvith a Franciſcan’s covvl, […] 1536 June 15 (Gregorian calendar), Hugh Latimer, “Sermon II. By the Reverend Father in Christ Master Hugh Latimer Bishop of Worcester. Preached to the Convocation of the Clergy, before the Parliament Began, the Sixth Day of June, the Twenty Eighth Year of the Reign of the Late Henry VIII. […] [Master Latimer’s Discourse on the Same Day in the Afternoon. Luke XVI. 8.].”, in The Sermons of the Right Reverend Father in God, Master Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester. […], volume I, London: […] J. Scott, […], published 1758, →OCLC, page 30:
   • [T]he cities were growing rapidly, but the urban parish system was not, so when Franciscans entered the cities to preach, they encountered a substantial population in need not only of preaching but also of pastoral care. 2001, David Burr, “The Franciscan Dilemma”, in The Spiritual Franciscans: From Protest to Persecution in the Century after Saint Francis, University Park, Pa.: The Pennsylvania State University Press, →ISBN, page 4:
   • We tried the Franciscans. The Jesuits. The Paulists. The Trappists. The Benedictines. […] Not one Franciscan in this city can make a positive identification of this bearded American priest. Every Franciscan we talked to was sure this man was not a member of their order. Yet he wears their habit and he heard confessions in one of their most important churches. 1995 July, Pat Conroy, chapter 19, in Beach Music, New York, N.Y.: Nan A[hearn] Talese, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 265:
   • [A] ſilly iealous fellovve, that ſeeing his child nevv borne included in a kell [i.e., caul], thought ſure a Franciſcan that vſed to come to his houſe, vvas the father of it, it vvas ſo like a Friers Covvle, and therevpon threatned the Frier to kill him. 1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Prognosticks of Iealosie, Despaire, Madnesse, to Make away Themselues and Others”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy, […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 3, section 3, member 3, page 688:
2. A friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order, such as (Roman Catholicism) the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (for men), Order of Friars Minor Conventual (men), Order of Saint Clare (women), or the Third Order of Saint Francis (men and women); or (Protestantism) certain orders in some Protestant churches, especially the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.

Forms

Deriveds

Franciscanness · Franciscanism

Relateds

Spiritual · Recollect · San Franciscan · Joachimite

Synonyms

Observant · Conventual · Poor Clare · greyfriar · Clarissine · Clarisse · Minorite · Minorite · Cordelier · Capuchin · Friar Minor · Minoress

Translations (45)

pl franciszkanin (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · bg францисканец (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · pt franciscana (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · it cordigliere (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · ro franciscan (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · eo franciskano (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · ga Proinsiasach (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · nl minderbroeder (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · fr cordelier (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · es cordelero (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · es franciscana (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · sh францѝска̄н (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · fi fransiskaani (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · de Franziskaner (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · ca franciscana (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · mk францисканец (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · hy կրտսերական (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · nci san Francisco teopixqui (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · nl fremineur (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · ca franciscà (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · sh minòrīt (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · fi fransiskaanimunkki (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · sh francìskān (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · nn fransiskanar (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · pl franciszkanka (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · sh мино̀рӣт (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · nl franciscanes (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · gl franciscano (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · pt franciscano (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · cy brawd llwyd (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · ast franciscanu (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · sh mali brat (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · cy Ffransisgiad (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · fr franciscain (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · it fraticello (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · sh franjevac (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · hu ferences (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · es franciscano (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · nl franciscaan (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · it francescano (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · es minorita (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · cs františkán (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · ca menoret (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · de Franziskanermönch (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order) · hy ֆրանցիսկյան (friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order)

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