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Franciscan

[ US /fɹænˈsɪskən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him
    Franciscan monks

How To Use Franciscan In A Sentence

  • The giant cross has become a familiar landmark to generations of San Franciscans.
  • He has called on a simple and humble life, following the traditions of the Franciscan Order.
  • The earthquake of October 1989 reminded San Franciscans of the awesome power of the thing.
  • As a teenager, he was set on becoming a Franciscan monk until he took high school acting lessons.
  • The annual Franciscan Retreat will take place on Monday 24th May in the Capuchin Friary at 7.30 pm.
  • At the time, the main parish was founded in Macao and the Society of Jesus, the Franciscan Order, the Agostinho Order and Dominican Order came to Macao in succession.
  • It contained the rochet, mozzetta, and biretta of a canon, and was a present from some excellent Franciscan nuns, to whom I had been formerly chaplain, and who were charitable enough not to have forgotten me. My New Curate
  • This subsection consists mostly of folded, faulted, and generally metamorphosed sediments and volcanics of the Franciscan Complex and less extensive Cretaceous sediments of the Great Valley Sequence. Leeward Hills (Bailey)
  • Straub spent more than a year living with Franciscan friars working in impoverished areas all over the world, including India, Jamaica, and the United States.
  • The countryside has changed little since Franciscan friars established the first of 22 missions in the area at the turn of the 18th century, and the native grapes were harvested for drinking at mass held by San Gabriel padres.
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