Olivetanadj.n.

Brit.

/ɒlᵻˈviːtn/, U.S.

/ˌɑləˈvitn/,

/ˌɑləˈvidən/

Forms: 1600s Oliuetan, 1600s– Olivetan.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: proper name Oliveto , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Monte Oliveto (or Uliveto) near Siena, the site of the mother convent + -an suffix, after post-classical Latin Olivetanus (1541). Compare Italian olivetano (1632), French olivétain (1803).

Roman Catholic Church.

A. adj.

Of or relating to a religious order subject to the Benedictine rule, founded in 1319 by Giovanni Tolomei (Bernard Ptolomei, d. 1348) of Siena.

ΚΠ

1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. Aa5 The Monastery of the Oliuetan Benedictine Monkes.

1883 J. A. Symonds Ital. Byways 82 One picture..is devoted to the founder of the Olivetan Order, Bernardo Tolomei.

1929 A. Curtayne St. Catherine of Siena ii. v. 205 His wife and children died too, whereupon he became an Olivetan monk.

B. n.

A member of this religious order.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Order of St. Benedict > [noun] > Olivetan

Olivetan1691

1691 A. Gavin Observ. Journy to Naples 35 Proper to associate with the Canon Regulars, or Olivetans.

1717 G. Berkeley Jrnls. Trav. Italy 19 Jan. in Wks. (1955) VII. 257 In the vinyard of the Olivetans.

1737 R. Challoner Catholick Christian Instructed xviii. 182 I pass over several other Religions professing the Rule of St. Benedict, as the Silvestrines, the Grandimontenses, the Celestins,..the Olivetans, &c.

1850 A. Jameson Legends Monastic Orders Introd. 42 The Olivetans, a congregation of Reformed Benedictines, produced some celebrated artists.

1903 P. J. Chandlery Pilgrim-walks in Rome (1908) v. 129 They..are affiliated to Olivetans, or white Benedictines.

1994 Speculum 69 842 Some monastic hermits, such as the Camaldolese and Olivetans, continue but have not flourished for centuries.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	olivetan
释义	Olivetanadj.n. Brit. /ɒlᵻˈviːtn/, U.S. /ˌɑləˈvitn/, /ˌɑləˈvidən/ Forms: 1600s Oliuetan, 1600s– Olivetan. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: proper name Oliveto , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of Monte Oliveto (or Uliveto) near Siena, the site of the mother convent + -an suffix, after post-classical Latin Olivetanus (1541). Compare Italian olivetano (1632), French olivétain (1803). Roman Catholic Church. A. adj. Of or relating to a religious order subject to the Benedictine rule, founded in 1319 by Giovanni Tolomei (Bernard Ptolomei, d. 1348) of Siena. ΚΠ 1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. Aa5 The Monastery of the Oliuetan Benedictine Monkes. 1883 J. A. Symonds Ital. Byways 82 One picture..is devoted to the founder of the Olivetan Order, Bernardo Tolomei. 1929 A. Curtayne St. Catherine of Siena ii. v. 205 His wife and children died too, whereupon he became an Olivetan monk. B. n. A member of this religious order. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Order of St. Benedict > [noun] > Olivetan Olivetan1691 1691 A. Gavin Observ. Journy to Naples 35 Proper to associate with the Canon Regulars, or Olivetans. 1717 G. Berkeley Jrnls. Trav. Italy 19 Jan. in Wks. (1955) VII. 257 In the vinyard of the Olivetans. 1737 R. Challoner Catholick Christian Instructed xviii. 182 I pass over several other Religions professing the Rule of St. Benedict, as the Silvestrines, the Grandimontenses, the Celestins,..the Olivetans, &c. 1850 A. Jameson Legends Monastic Orders Introd. 42 The Olivetans, a congregation of Reformed Benedictines, produced some celebrated artists. 1903 P. J. Chandlery Pilgrim-walks in Rome (1908) v. 129 They..are affiliated to Olivetans, or white Benedictines. 1994 Speculum 69 842 Some monastic hermits, such as the Camaldolese and Olivetans, continue but have not flourished for centuries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1611
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