augustinian : Idioms & Phrases

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Augustinian canons

  • noun an Augustinian monastic order
WordNet
  • an order of monks once popular in England and Ireland; called also regular canons of St. Austin, and black canons.
Webster 1913

augustinian hermits

  • noun a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope
WordNet

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.
Webster 1913

Augustinian nuns

  • an order of nuns following the rule of St. Augustine.
Webster 1913

augustinian order

  • noun any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine
WordNet

Augustinian rule

  • a rule for religious communities based upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the Augustinian orders.
Webster 1913