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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Franciscan \Fran*cis"can\, noun (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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Franciscan \Fran*cis"can\, adjective [LL. Franciscus Francis: cf. F. franciscain.] (R. C. Ch.) Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans.
{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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Franciscan
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 gray habit of the Franciscan order [syn: {Gray Friar}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
55 Moby Thesaurus words for "Franciscan": Albigensian, Augustinian, Augustinian Hermit, Austin Friar, Benedictine, Bernardine, Black Friar, Black Monk, Bonhomme, Brigittine, Capuchin, Carmelite, Carthusian, Catharist, Cistercian, Cluniac, Conventual, Crossed Friar, Crutched Friar, Dominican, Friar Minor, Gilbertine, Gray Friar, Hospitaler, Jesuit, Loyolite, Marist, Maryknoll, Minorite, Observant, Oratorian, Premonstratensian, Recollect, Recollet, Redemptorist, Sabbatarian, Templar, Trappist, Waldensian, White Friar, abstainer, anchorite, ascetic, begging hermit, bhikshu, dervish, fakir, flagellant, hermit, mendicant, preaching friar, puritan, sannyasi, yogi, yogin
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