Franciscan Synonyms

frăn-sĭskən
A Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Grey Friar

Words Related to Franciscan

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. carmelite
  2. dominican
  3. jesuit
  4. franciscans
  5. benedictine
  6. augustinians
  7. columban
  8. basilian
  9. discalced
  10. carthusian

Franciscan Sentence Examples

  • Of the old castle, called Nenagh Round, dating from the time of King John, there still exists the circular donjon or keep. There are no remains of the hospital founded in 1200 for Austin canons, nor of the Franciscan friary, founded in the reign of Henry III.

  • In its vicinity is the famous place of pilgrimage Maria-Besnyd, with a fine Franciscan monastery, which contains the tombs of the Grassalkovich family.

  • The principal buildings are the town hall, the county buildings, the assembly rooms, occupying the site of an old Franciscan monastery, three hospitals, a convalescent home, the Smyllum orphanage and the Queen Victoria Jubilee fountain.

  • Francesco, probably the earliest Franciscan church in northern Italy (1230-1298; now a prison), is a Gothic building in brick with a fine rose-window.

  • The sources for the life of St Francis and early Franciscan history are very numerous, and an immense literature has grown up around them.

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