Minorite

American  

[mahy-nuh-rahyt] / ˈmaɪ nəˌraɪt /

noun

1. Friar Minor.

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Minorite British  

/ ˈmaɪnəˌraɪt /

noun

1. Also called: Minor.  a member of the Franciscan Friars Minor

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Etymology

Origin of Minorite

1555–65; (Friars) Minor ( def. ), translation of Medieval Latin frātrēs minōrēs literally, “lesser brothers,” a name emphasizing their humility; see -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Here is a picture of the funny old organ in the Minorite Church of Bonn upon which Beethoven played when he was a little boy.

From Beethoven The story of a little boy who was forced to practice by Tapper, Thomas

Such a man certainly was Richard Ledred, a Minorite, born in London, whom the Pope made Bishop of Ossory.

From Irish Race in the Past and the Present by Thebaud, Augustus J.

It was in Beethoven's fifteenth year that he played the organ every morning at the six o'clock mass in the Minorite church.

From Beethoven by Fischer, George Alexander

It has a cathedral church and a bishop Suffragans of the archbishopric of San Domingo and a monastery of the Minorite brothers.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 1 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher

The zealous Minorite Fathers, who have the spiritual direction of the convent, learning what had happened, were equally earnest in offering prayers and sacrifice, and in singing the psalms for the dead.

From Purgatory by Sadlier, Mrs. James