conversus

American  

[kuhn-vur-suhs] / kənˈvɜr səs /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

plural

conversi

1. a lay brother.

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Etymology

Origin of conversus

< Latin, past participle of convertere to convert ¹; converse ²

Example Sentences

Tu es qui ore tuo sancto et casto dixisti: in quacumque die conversus fuerit peccator, vita vivet et non morietur.

From Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, July 1865 by

Boetius de consolatione philosophiæ, in Græcam linguam conversus a Maximo Planude.—

From The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts by Dee, John

"Festive, mihi crede, et minore sonitu, quam putaram, orbis hic in republica est conversus."

From The Life of Cicero Volume One by Trollope, Anthony

Et conversus Deus, ut aspiceret opera quae fecerunt manus suae, vidit quod omnia essent bona nimis; and then the sabbath.

From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Bacon, Francis

Natheles, Saint Augustine and Saint Gregory say thus:- Augustinus: Qui scelera sua cogitat, & conversus fuerit, veniam sibi credat. 

From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir