Franciscan

/fɹænˈsɪsk(ə)n/

Synonyms for "franciscan" (72 found)

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Closest matches (15)

abstainer albigensian anchorite ascetic augustinianaugustinian hermitaustereaustin friarbegging hermitbenedictine bernardine bhikshublack friarblack monkbonhomme

Strong matches (21)

brigittine capuchin carmelite carthusian catharist cistercian cluniac conventualcrossed friarcrutched friardervish dominican fakir flagellantfriar minorgilbertinegray friar

Noun(4 words)

brother clerical friarfriars group

Related words (36)

Noun(10 words)

grey friarmonasticmonastic ordermonk order philosophical religiousreligious orderscholastic theological

hermit hospitaler jesuit loyolite marist maryknoll mendicant minorite observant oratorianpreaching friarpremonstratensian puritan puritanical recollect recollet redemptorist sabbatarian sannyasi self-denying

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templar trappist waldensianwhite friaryogi yogin

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More general

8 entries

friar mendicantmonastic orderphilosophy religionreligious organizationreligious persontheology

More specific

8 entries

Franciscan epistemologyFranciscan pedagogyFranciscan povertyFranciscan scholasticismFranciscan spiritualitycapuchinconventual friarfriar minor

Collocations

9 entries

Franciscan architectureFranciscan friarFranciscan habitFranciscan orderFranciscan povertyFranciscan scholasticismFranciscan sisterFranciscan spiritualityFranciscan theology

Inflections

3 entries

Franciscansmore Franciscanmost Franciscan

Derivations

2 entries

Franciscanism Franciscanist

Translations

45 translations across 23 languages.

Armenian

2 entries

կրտսերական noun (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)
ֆրանցիսկյան noun (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)

Asturian

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franciscanu noun (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)

Bulgarian

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францисканец noun (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)

Catalan

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franciscana noun (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)
franciscà noun (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)
menoret noun (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)

Classical Nahuatl

1 entries

san Francisco teopixqui noun (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)

Czech

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františkán noun (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)

Dutch

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franciscaan noun (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)
franciscanes noun (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)
fremineur noun (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)
minderbroeder noun (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)

Esperanto

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franciskano noun (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)

Finnish

2 entries

fransiskaani noun (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)
fransiskaanimunkki noun (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)

French

2 entries

cordelier noun (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)
franciscain noun (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)

Galician

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franciscano noun (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)

German

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Franziskaner noun (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)
Franziskanermönch noun (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)

Hungarian

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ferences noun (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)

Irish

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Proinsiasach noun (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)

Italian

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cordigliere noun (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)
francescano noun (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)
fraticello noun (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)

Macedonian

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францисканец noun (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)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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fransiskanar noun (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)

Polish

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franciszkanin noun (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)
franciszkanka noun (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)

Portuguese

2 entries

franciscana noun (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)
franciscano noun (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)

Romanian

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franciscan noun (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)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

francìskān noun (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)
franjevac noun (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)
mali brat noun (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)
minòrīt noun (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)

Spanish

4 entries

cordelero noun (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)
franciscana noun (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)
franciscano noun (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)
minorita noun (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)

Welsh

2 entries

Ffransisgiad noun (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)
brawd llwyd noun (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)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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The pontiff also announced a 100-thousand-dollar donation to the clinic, which was founded by a German-born Franciscan friar and has facilities in Russia, Mozambique, Mexico and other nations.

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Jonas is a Franciscan.

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William of Ockham was an English Franciscan monk.

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[O]ur old antient Purgatory pick-purſe, that vvas ſvvaged and covvled vvith a Franciſcan’s covvl, […]

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