Claretian
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- noun
- /kləˈrɛtɪən/
- That same year, Claretians established the parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe, followed by Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1912, marking major steps in the evolution of the church.
- Claretian Publications
- Claretian Father
- Claretian Associates
Examples
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In 1925, responding to a protest from Claretian pastors against proposed new boundaries for a church, Drossaerts argued that their parishes already counted some 35,000 members and they need not therefore concern themselves with the coming of another "fortress" to "hold these dear people in the Faith."
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But recently the Claretians have launched a new, more cause-based effort called the Claretian Initiative.
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Within days, ten more Claretians arrived, together with a number of exiled Mexican bishops and diocesan clergy.
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In August 1914, a group of twenty-two Claretians, among them the Provincial Governor of the United States Mexican Province, fled north to Texas seeking asylum.
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I took my first vows as a Claretian in 1990 at the San Gabriel Mission Parish in California.
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Within days, ten more Claretians arrived, together with a number of exiled Mexican bishops and diocesan clergy.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Claretian = Claret (transparent) = Claret + ian
The noun meaning 'a member of the Claretian order' follows the same productive formation from the proper name 'Claret' + '-ian'.
Etymology
Claretian comes from the last name of the Spanish priest St. Anthony Mary Claret, who started the Claretian order. A Claretian is 'a person who belongs to' that order and follows its mission.