Franciscan

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Franciscānus, from Franciscus + -ānus (“-an”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɹænˈsɪskən/
• Rhymes: -ɪskən

Noun

Franciscan (plural Franciscans)

1. (Catholicism) A member of the Order of the Friars Minor.
2. (Catholicism, inexact) A monk or nun of related orders such as the Poor Clares.

Synonyms

• Minorite, greyfriar, Friar Minor

Hypernyms

• monk, friar, brother, mendicant

Translations

a member of the OFM

• Armenian: ֆրանցիսկյան (hy) (francʻiskyan), կրտսերական (krtserakan)
• Asturian: franciscanu m
• Bulgarian: францисканец m (franciskanec)
• Catalan: franciscà m, menoret (ca) m
• Czech: františkán m
• Esperanto: franciskano
• Finnish: fransiskaani (fi)
• French: franciscain (fr) m
• Galician: franciscano m
• German: Franziskaner (de) m
• Hungarian: ferences (hu)
• Irish: Proinsiasach m
• Italian: francescano (it) m
• Polish: franciszkanin (pl) m
• Portuguese: franciscano (pt) m
• Spanish: franciscano (es) m
• Welsh: Ffransisgiad m, brawd llwyd m

Adjective

Franciscan (not comparable)

1. Of or related to St Francis of Assisi.
2. (Catholicism) Of or related to the Franciscans.

Synonyms

• Minorite

Derived terms

• franciscanite

Translations

Of or related to the Franciscans

• Armenian: ֆրանցիսկյան (hy) (francʻiskyan)
• Asturian: franciscanu
• Catalan: franciscà
• Czech: františkánský
• French: franciscain (fr)
• Galician: franciscano
• German: franziskanisch (de)
• Hungarian: ferences (hu)
• Irish: Proinsiasach
• Italian: francescano (it)
• Polish: franciszkański (pl)
• Portuguese: franciscano (pt)
• Romanian: franciscan (ro) m
• Spanish: franciscano (es)
• Welsh: Ffransisgaidd