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Car·thu·sian 
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| 1. | a member of a monastic order founded by St. Bruno in 1086 near Grenoble, France. |
| 2. | pertaining to the Carthusians. |
[Origin: 1520–30; < ML Cartusiānus, by metathesis from Catursiānus, after Catursiānī (montés) district in Dauphiné where the order was founded]
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Carthusian
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n. A member of a contemplative order founded during the 11th century by Saint Bruno. adj. Of or relating to the Carthusian order. [Medieval Latin Carthusiānus, from Cartusius.] |
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Carthusian
c.1394, from L. Cartusianus, in reference to an austere order of monks founded 1086 by St. Bruno at Chartreux, village in Dauphiné, France.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| carthusian | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to the Carthusian order |
noun | |
| 1. | a member of the Carthusian order |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Carthusian
Car*thu"sian\, n. [LL. Cartusianus, Cartusiensis, from the town of Chartreuse, in France.] (Eccl. Hist.) A member of an exceeding austere religious order, founded at Chartreuse in France by St. Bruno, in the year 1086.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Carthusian
Car*thu"sian\, a. Pertaining to the Carthusian.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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