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Teresian, Theresian, n. and a.|təˈriːsɪən|
Also 9 Teresan.
[f. the name of St. Teresa (a Spanish Carmelite nun, 1515–1582) + -ian.]
a. n. A member of a reformed order of Carmelite nuns and friars founded by St. Teresa in the 16th c.
b. adj. Belonging to this order.
1629Wadsworth Pilgr. vii. 73 There is..a monastery of the English poore Teresians at Antwerpe. 1767S. Paterson Another Trav. I. 352 That [sisterhood] of the Theresians is reckoned the poorest and most pitiable. 1882–3Schaff's Encycl. Relig. Knowl. III. 2348 [St. Theresa] founded at Avila a convent for the Barefooted Carmelites, also called the Theresians. 1897J. P. Rushe (title) Carmel in Ireland:..the Irish Province of Teresian, or Discalced Carmelites. |