Augustinian

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Augustine \Au*gus"tine\, Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, n.
     (Eccl.)
     A member of one of the religious orders called after St.
     Augustine; an Austin friar.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, a.
     Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in
     Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.
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     {Augustinian canons}, an order of monks once popular in
        England and Ireland; -- called also {regular canons of St.
        Austin}, and {black canons}.
  
     {Augustinian hermits} or {Austin friars}, an order of friars
        established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was
        introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.
  
     {Augustinian nuns}, an order of nuns following the rule of
        St. Augustine.
  
     {Augustinian rule}, a rule for religious communities based
        upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the
        Augustinian orders.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, n.
     One of a class of divines, who, following St. Augustine,
     maintain that grace by its nature is effectual absolutely and
     creatively, not relatively and conditionally.
     [1913 Webster] Augustinianism

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Augustinian
       n : a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the
           Augustianian mostaic orders