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Meaning of "infirmarian" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF INFIRMARIAN

ˌɪnfəˈmeərɪən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFIRMARIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Infirmarian 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 INFIRMARIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of infirmarian in the English dictionary

The definition of infirmarian in the dictionary is a person in charge of an infirmary, especially in a monastery.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFIRMARIAN

antilibertarian · antitrinitarian · Cesarian · culinarian · cybrarian · dimyarian · doctrinarian · hexaplarian · inegalitarian · majoritarian · monomyarian · nothingarian · octonarian · ovarian · platitudinarian · Sagittarian · solitudinarian · stigmarian · trachearian · verbarian

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFIRMARIAN

infinities · infinitival · infinitivally · infinitive · infinitive marker · infinitively · infinitude · infinitum · infinity · infirm · infirmarer · infirmaries · infirmary · infirmities · infirmity · infirmly · infirmness · infix · infixation · infixion

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFIRMARIAN

agrarian · antiquarian · assistant librarian · authoritarian · barbarian · Bavarian · Brian · Bulgarian · centenarian · humanitarian · Hungarian · libertarian · librarian · Marian · riparian · sectarian · totalitarian · unitarian · utilitarian · vegetarian · veterinarian

Synonyms and antonyms of infirmarian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «infirmarian» into 25 languages

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The translations of infirmarian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «infirmarian» in English.
zh

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值勤
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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enfermero
570 millions of speakers
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infirmarian
510 millions of speakers
hi

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infirmarian
380 millions of speakers
ar

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infirmarian
280 millions of speakers
ru

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Лекарь
278 millions of speakers
pt

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enfermeiro
270 millions of speakers
bn

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infirmarian
260 millions of speakers
fr

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infirmier
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Lemah
190 millions of speakers
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Infirmarin
180 millions of speakers
ja

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infirmarian
130 millions of speakers
ko

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infirmarian
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Infirmarian
85 millions of speakers
vi

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infirmarian
80 millions of speakers
ta

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நோயாளிகளைக் கவனிக்கும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

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अविवाहित
75 millions of speakers
tr

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infirmarian
70 millions of speakers
it

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infermiere
65 millions of speakers
pl

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infirmarian
50 millions of speakers
uk

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Лекарь
40 millions of speakers
ro

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infirmarian
30 millions of speakers
el

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infirmarian
15 millions of speakers
af

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infirmarian
14 millions of speakers
sv

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infirmarian
10 millions of speakers
no

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infirmarian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of infirmarian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFIRMARIAN»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFIRMARIAN»

Discover the use of infirmarian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to infirmarian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Comic Drama in the Low Countries, C.1450-1560: A Critical ...
A Critical Anthology Ben Parsons, Bas Jongenelen. hans: infirmarian: hans: infirmarian: hans: They sit with joy and chant and cry: And so rage and anger rise within me. Yes, Hans Goodblood, you have the food, You will also eat stickfish ...
Ben Parsons, Bas Jongenelen, 2012
2
The Medieval Hospital and Medical Practice
The infirmarian was to modify the diet of each patient by asking them what foods they could tolerate. It is interesting that the patients made this decision, rather than a medical practitioner recommending the diet based on his assessment of their ...
Barbara S. Bowers, 2007
3
The Lancet London: A Journal of British and Foreign ...
The plague was introduced into the convent in the following manner:—The infirmarian of the convent was in the habit of paying charitable visits to the sick Christians in Jerusalem, and supplying them with any simple remedies which their ...
‎1839
4
A Silver Mirror
Barbara had just repeated the process with the arming tunic when a scratch on the door heralded the arrival of a breathless infirmarian. Barbara stepped back to allow him to look at the wound, and in a few moments he began to assure the ...
Roberta Gellis, 2010
5
Feminine Figurae: Representations of Gender in Religious ...
Representations of Gender in Religious Texts by Medieval German Women Writers, 1100-1475 Rebecca L.R. Garber. I nfirmarian” Unlike the preceding officia which supported the physical needs of the monastic community, the infirmarian is ...
Rebecca L.R. Garber, 2013
6
God is Love Saint Teresa Margaret: Her Life
gratitude for the patience and kindness of the infirmarian whose services far exceeded the obligation of her office. At the end of 1766, some six months after Teresa Margaret's profession, Mother Teresa Maria died, and normally there would ...
Margaret Rowe, 2011
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Separate But Equal: Cistercian Lay Brothers, 1120-1350
The infirmarian could not understand this as he knew that the cellarer had died, but stephen replied:“Believe me, brother, that he has come to me and now he is not dead but has evaded death and lives in a better place.”81 When he had eaten, ...
James France, 2012
8
Clerical Secrets: What really happens behind the walls of a ...
In the interim, one of the seminarians acted as an infirmarian or orderly. He took orders directly from the doctor. He could do simple things like pass out aspirin or other over-the-counter medications. One year, the seminary was ravaged by an ...
Gene Ragghianti, 2013
9
The False Virgin
As he approached the infirmary, he saw the infirmarian coming towards him. ' Have you much trade today, Brother?' he asked Brother Louis in a mildly jocular way. The French infirmarian, who had studied medicine at the prestigious school of ...
The Medieval Murderers, 2013
10
The Science of the Cross: The Collected Works of Edith ...
Padre Bernardo de la Virgen, the infirmarian, noted, day by day, the “very great aversion” that the prior had for the patient. He gave orders that visits were no longer permitted without a special permission, and finally he forbade Padre Bernardo ...
Saint Edith Stein, Josephine Koeppel OCD, L. Gelber, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFIRMARIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term infirmarian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Book Review: 'Satan's Lullaby: A Medieval Mystery' by Priscilla Royal
When a favored young clerk of Davoir is poisoned by a medicinal potion from the priory apothecary, Sister Anne the sub-infirmarian is accused ... «Blogcritics, Jun 15»
2
Right Rev. Roger (Francis) Corpus
In addition to teaching, Father Roger also served the Academy for periods as infirmarian, prefect of the boarding school, and moderator of the ... «Bureau County Republican, May 15»
3
My life as a dedicated nun
Sister Anne has served as sub prioress, novice mistress and infirmarian. She has two sisters in Carmels in Rhode Island and New Orleans. «The Daily Advertiser, May 15»
4
Ancient knights in a modern world
Defence of the faith was soon added to their mission of care and by the 13th century the knights were divided into three classes: infirmarian, military, and ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Feb 15»
5
Sins of the fathers: sexual abuse at a Catholic order
... who died of a heart attack in South Africa in 1984, aged 48; or by Father Domenico Valmaggia, the seminary's infirmarian, who died in Italy in ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
6
Is it time to get rid of football?
The priests taped me up and the lovely woman we knew as "Sister Infirmarian" cleaned it and stuck it together with adhesive tape. I would pick ... «Chicago Tribune, Sep 14»
7
Column: Trappist monks ponder the inevitable
While at New Melleray the infirmarian who has attended the dying man receives his body while standing in the grave. At Holy Spirit the body, ... «Lancaster Newspapers, Apr 14»
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Column: Natural burials harken back to ancient times
At New Melleray (though the Abbey of the Holy Spirit has altered this element of the ceremony), the infirmarian (the brother responsible for ... «Lancaster Newspapers, Apr 14»
9
Mario (Walter) Cimmarrusti, OFM: 1931 - 2013
... boys had been molested by Franciscans who held similar positions at the school which Mario would later fill (prefect of discipline, infirmarian, ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Feb 14»
10
Sister Catherine Clare Strasburger
... room at St. Anthony Pilgrim House in Carey, and served at St. Anthony Villa as housemother, priests' housekeeper, and assistant infirmarian. «Tiffin Advertiser Tribune, Sep 13»
REFERENCE
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