Xaverian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the Xaverian Brothers, a religious order founded in Bruges, Belgium 1839 and dedicated to Catholic education.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining or related to this religious order.

Etymology

From Xavier + -ian, after St. Francis Xavier.

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