Carthusian
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Carthusian
1520–30; < Medieval Latin Cartusiānus, by metathesis from Catursiānus, after Catursiānī ( montēs ) district in Dauphiné where the order was founded
Example Sentences
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This grass-colored liqueur, with its bracing, vegetal taste and mulish kick, called Chartreuse after the Carthusian brothers of your order, is the closest thing you’ll ever experience to a magic potion.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
An odd five-page digression follows, in which the narrator imagines the human brain as a Carthusian monastery, with monks in charge of preserving memories.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2018
I admit that my desire to learn about génépi sprang partly from interest in Chartreuse, the complex herbal liqueur that has been produced for centuries by secretive Carthusian monks.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2016
While Carthusian monks take vows of secrecy to protect their recipes, it seems unlikely that they also take vows of poverty.
From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2013
His very first step was to proceed to Florence, in hopes that the Duke of Tuscany would facilitate his access to the captive Pontiff, who was detained in a neighboring Carthusian monastery.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
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