Franciscan

[ fran-sis-kuhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to St. Francis or the Franciscans.

noun

1. a member of the mendicant order founded by St. Francis in the 13th century.

Franciscan

/ frænˈsɪskən /

noun

1. 1. a member of any of several Christian religious orders of mendicant friars or nuns tracing their origins back to Saint Francis of Assisi; a Grey Friar
   2. ( as modifier )

      a Franciscan friar

Word History and Origins

Origin of Franciscan¹

1585–95; < Medieval Latin Francisc ( us ) St. Francis of Assisi + -an

Example Sentences

For this study, co-author Dr. Paul Winchester, director of the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Franciscan Hospital in Indianapolis, collected cheek cells taken by swabs from 49 new mothers following delivery of their babies.

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“He was willing to meet everybody, to listen to people, to disagree politely when needed, and when you saw the results ... virtually every San Franciscan either loves Daniel Lurie or likes and respects him.”

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“San Franciscans are quite progressive. But there is a strain among some people — I think it’s a minority, but some people — where they equate progressivism to having no change,” Wiener said.

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For San Franciscans like Sieck, who was an early supporter of Harris and has volunteered for her campaigns over the years, Tuesday evening’s debate was a win for the home team.

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He’s waiting for Harris to give him an assignment, but he’s also mindful of the way San Franciscans and Californians are perceived around the nation and how he could affect her campaign.

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