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I hope I go to Heaven, and when I do, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does when he gets there. He looks around and says, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'
Herb Caen

Meaning of "Franciscan" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRANCISCAN

Franciscan  [frænˈsɪskən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRANCISCAN

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conjunction
determiner
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Franciscan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRANCISCAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Franciscan

Franciscan

Franciscans are people and groups who adhere to the teachings and spiritual disciplines of Saint Francis of Assisi. The term is usually applied to members who also adhere to the Roman Catholic Church. However, other denominations also have members who describe themselves as Franciscans. They include Old Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran. The most prominent group is the Order of Friars Minor, commonly called simply the "Franciscans". They seek to follow most directly the manner of life that Saint Francis led. This Order is a mendicant religious order of men tracing their origin to Francis of Assisi. It comprises three separate groups, each considered a religious order in its own right. These are the Observants, most commonly simply called "Franciscan friars", the Capuchins, and the Conventual Franciscans. They all live according to a body of regulations known as "The Rule of St. Francis". The coat of arms that is a universal symbol of Franciscans "contains the Tau cross, with two crossed arms: Christ’s right hand with the nail wound and Francis’ left hand with the stigmata wound".

Definition of Franciscan in the English dictionary

The definition of Franciscan in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRANCISCAN


Alaskan
əˈlæskən
Athabascan
ˌæθəˈbæskən
Athabaskan
ˌæθəˈbæskən
Athapascan
ˌæθəˈpæskən
Athapaskan
ˌæθəˈpæskən
brisken
ˈbrɪskən
dusken
ˈdʌskən
Etruscan
ɪˈtrʌskən
Faliscan
fəˈlɪskən
gascon
ˈɡæskən
Madagascan
ˌmædəˈɡæskən
molluscan
mɒˈlʌskən
molluskan
mɒˈlʌskən
Nebraskan
nɪˈbræskən
Oscan
ˈɒskən
Tuscan
ˈtʌskən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRANCISCAN

Francis
Francis de Sales
Francis I
Francis II
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Sales
Francis turbine
Francis Xavier
francium
francize
Franck
Franco
Franco-Prussian War
francolin
francomania
Franconia
Franconian
Francophil
Francophile
Francophobe

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRANCISCAN

brain scan
CAT scan
CT scan
duplex scan
Emiscan
helical scan
photoscan
San Franciscan
scan
scintilliscan
scintiscan
ultrasound scan

Synonyms and antonyms of Franciscan in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Franciscan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRANCISCAN

Find out the translation of Franciscan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Franciscan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Franciscan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

方济会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

franciscana
570 millions of speakers

English

Franciscan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेंट फ्रांसिस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفرنسيسكان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

францисканский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

franciscano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফ্রান্সিসকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

franciscain
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Franciscan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Franziskaner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フランシスコ会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프란체스코
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fransiskan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Phanxicô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரான்சிஸ்கன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रान्सिसॅन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fransisken
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

francescano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Franciszkanów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

францисканський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

franciscan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Φραγκισκανών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Franciscan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

francis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Franciscan
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRANCISCAN»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Franciscan

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4 QUOTES WITH «FRANCISCAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Franciscan.
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Herb Caen
I hope I go to Heaven, and when I do, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does when he gets there. He looks around and says, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'
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Larry Harvey
When I was in my late 30s, I lit a figure on fire on Baker Beach in San Francisco. It was me, a friend, and maybe eight people, tops. There wasn't any premeditation to it at all. It was really just a product of San Franciscan bohemian milieu.
3
Kenneth R. Miller
From Roger Bacon, the 13th century Franciscan who pioneered the scientific method, to George Lemaitre, the 20th century Belgian priest who first developed a mathematical foundation for the 'Big Bang,' people of faith have played a key role in advancing scientific understanding.
4
Rich Mullins
I would love to be a Franciscan brother. I'm just not sure I have the courage to do it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRANCISCAN»

Discover the use of Franciscan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Franciscan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Franciscan Virtue: Spiritual Growth and the Virtues in ...
Providing an in-depth analysis of the virtues of evangelical life according to three major Franciscan authors, this book is a valuable contribution to our understanding of how the virtues functioned as central, organizing elements in early ...
Krijn Pansters, 2012
2
The Art of the Franciscan Order in Italy
New studies of the Basilica in Assisi as well as innovative looks at early panel paintings and Franciscan stained glass are included.
William Robert Cook, 2005
3
Property Rights in the Late Medieval Discussion on ...
The book shows how the debate concerning Franciscan poverty gave rise to a new language of rights, which paved the way to the idea of individual natural rights.
Virpi Mäkinen, 2001
4
Defenders and Critics of Franciscan Life: Essays in Honor of ...
The essays in this volume were presented at a conference honoring John V. Fleming at Princeton University on April 21-22, 2004.
Michael F. Cusato, Guy Geltner, 2009
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A history of Franciscan education (c. 1210-1517)
The book pays special attention to library formation, intellectual currents, and the role of homiletics.
Bert Roest, 2000
6
The Franciscan Tradition
Using the writings of men and women from the First, Second, and Third Orders, this volume shows the breadth and depth of the Franciscan way of life.
Regis J. Armstrong, Ingrid J. Peterson, 2010
7
Gerald Odonis, Doctor Moralis and Franciscan Minister ...
Building on the recent scholarship of Bonnie Kent, Christian Trottmann, and especially L.M. de Rijk, this volume gathers together studies by other specialists on Odonis, covering his ideas in economics, logic, metaphysics, ethics, natural ...
William Duba, Christopher David Schabel, 2009
8
Joy in All Things: A Franciscan Companion
This work offers a complete resource for the thousands of people who are members of the First (male), Second (female) and Third (lay men and women) Associates and friends of Franciscan communities, and all who aspire to embrace the ...
Franciscan Assoc of Gb, 2009
9
Poets of Divine Love: Franciscan Mystical Poetry of the ...
Vettori investigates the emerging Franciscan tradition in motifs of the body, metaphors of matrimony, & in musical harmony in Italy during the High Middle Ages, as well as the relationships between the poetic mission of St Francis & Genesis ...
Alessandro Vettori, 2004
10
Early Franciscan Government: Ellias to Bonaventure
The early conflicts of the Franciscan order revealed as more complex and interesting than contemporary historians allowed.
Rosalind B. Brooke, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRANCISCAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Franciscan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kidnapped Franciscan freed in Syria
The Custody of the Holy Land announced that the Father Dhiya Azziz has been liberated. The Custody had had no news of the Father Dhiya ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
2
UGA chaplain, Father Tom Vigliotta, died July 4; Franciscan prodded …
ATHENS—The leader of the Catholic community at the University of Georgia, Franciscan Father Thomas Vigliotta, died on July 4. He was a ... «Georgia Bulletin, Jul 15»
3
Franciscan Priest Kidnapped in Syria
The Custody of the Holy Land, the Franciscan Church body that ... The Franciscan Custody said that although Yacoubieh had become ... «Aleteia EN, Jul 15»
4
Franciscan Senior Promise meeting addresses stress management
DYER | The public is invited to attend Thursday's meeting of the Franciscan Senior Promise group. The topic, stress management, will be ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»
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A Franciscan Alternative: the People's Pope and a People's Bank?
Pope Francis has been called “the revolutionary Pope.” Before he became Pope Francis, he was a Jesuit Cardinal in Argentina named Jorge ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
6
Mark Congel plans to convert former Franciscan convent to apartments
Congel purchased the buildings – which include the former Franciscan Academy school and the Maria Regina College – under the name The ... «WSYR, Jul 15»
7
priest feared kidnapped by Nusra in Syria
BEIRUT: A Franciscan priest serving in northern Syria has gone missing and is feared to have been kidnapped by Al-Qaeda-affiliate the Nusra ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
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Franciscan priest abducted in Syria
An Iraqi Franciscan priest was seized by Islamic militants from his parish in the Syrian village of Yacoubieh on July 4, the Fides news service ... «Catholic Culture, Jul 15»
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Franciscan Day of Discernment
Pope Francis is a Jesuit but his encyclical and his name show another influence, which the Franciscan fathers and brothers at St. John the ... «Catholic Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Franciscan Priest Feared Kidnapped by Nusra Front in Syria
A Franciscan priest serving in northern Syria has gone missing and is feared to have been kidnapped by Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front, his ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»

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