O.S.F.

American  

abbreviation

1. Order of St. Francis (Franciscan).

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OSF British  

abbreviation

1. Order of Saint Francis

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Example Sentences

Bespectacled, wiry and careful with his words, he had recently earned a doctorate in history from the University of California, Berkeley, and was now running his own philanthropy while also working with the O.S.F.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2018

A few minutes later came an unexpected reminder of what he and the O.S.F. are up against.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2018

At the time, nearly everyone assumed that Clinton would win the election, but people at O.S.F. were still intrigued by the rise of Trump.

From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2017

At sixty-five, Vogel is making her Broadway début in a season that includes a fellow O.S.F.

From The New Yorker • May 12, 2017

Pedro de Sant Pablo, O.S.F., and others; 1620–21.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 20 of 55 1621-1624 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Blair, Emma Helen