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Franciscan order

Franciscan order

1 7.1
Religious people in the Catholic Church who live simply and help the poor, following Saint Francis
  • noun
  • /frænˈsɪskən ˈɔrdər/
translation icon : orden franciscana
  • Ferdinando Diotallevi (1869–1958) entered the Franciscan order in 1884.

So I thought we would now focus on a important person early on in the Franciscan order.

Examples

  • He worked as a journalist before entering the Franciscan order.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Indigenous women could enter only certain branches of the Franciscan order, and later the Company of Mary.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Beloved brethren of the Franciscan order.

    The Name of the Rose (1986)

  • For participants who so desire, a Franciscan order of nuns provides in-depth spiritual direction.

    Academic text (1999)

  • 44 members of the Franciscan order actively promoted the interpretations of the Franciscan philosopher Scotus.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Belting rightly stresses Assisi's dual allegiances to the Franciscan order and to the papacy, which are apparent in the church's decoration.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Ferdinando Diotallevi entered the Franciscan order in 1884 to devote his life to serving others.

  • The Franciscan order is known for its commitment to poverty and charity, following the teachings of St. Francis.

  • Many people admire the principles of humility and service that define the Franciscan order established by Saint Francis.

Synonyms

order
vsFranciscan order
204 6.7

A group of people with the same rank in a religion or formal group

is a Roman Catholic community specifically devoted to poverty and charity
monastic order
vsFranciscan order
1 7.4

A community of monks or nuns who live together under religious rules

is defined by a specific Catholic founding and dedication to poverty and charity

Surface Forms

Franciscan order singular
Franciscan orders plural

Morphology

Franciscan + order

‘Franciscan’ (pertaining to St. Francis) combined with ‘order’ (a religious community) directly denotes the religious community associated with St. Francis. This modifier+noun composition follows a regular, compositional pattern and is cross-linguistically transparent (e.g. Spanish/French cognates), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The Franciscan order was started by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 1200s. The word Franciscan comes from his name and order means a group of religious people who follow his ideas. Saint Francis taught living simply and helping the poor, so the order became known for 'poverty', 'humility', and 'charity', and today the phrase means a community that lives and works this way.