English Explanatory Dictionary

Order of Friars Minor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The religious order of friars established by St Francis of Assisi.

Word forms

Order of Friars Minor the Order of Friars Minor 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.

Synonyms

Franciscan Order Seraphic Order Franciscans Minorites Friars Minor Greyfriars

Related words

Bernardine Cistercian

Derived words

Minorite
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