Order of Friars Minor

English

Alternative forms

• OFM

Etymology

A calque of Medieval Latin Ordo Fratres Minores (“the Order of Lesser Brothers”), chosen by Francis of Assisi to inculcate humility in its members.

Proper noun

the Order of Friars Minor

1. (Catholicism) The religious order of friars established by St Francis of Assisi.

Synonyms

• Franciscan Order, Seraphic Order, Franciscans, Minorites, Friars Minor, Greyfriars

Hypernyms

• Observants, Conventuals, Capuchins, Tertiaries

Derived terms

• Minorite

See also

• Bernardine
• Cistercian