Minorite

[ mahy-nuh-rahyt ]

/ ˈmaɪ nəˌraɪt /

noun

Friar Minor.

Origin of Minorite

1555–65; (Friars) Minor, translation of Medieval Latin frātrēs minōrēs literally, “lesser brothers,” a name emphasizing their humility; see -ite¹

Words nearby Minorite

minor canon, minor coin, minor duodenal papilla, minor element, minor hysteria, Minorite, minority, minority carrier, minority group, minority leader, minor key

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Example sentences from the Web for Minorite

The animal had been startled by an old Minorite monk who sat under a crab apple tree.
In The Fire Of The Forge, Complete|Georg Ebers
The so-called German church, in Romanesque style, belonged to the Minorite monastery, founded in 1241 and closed in 1808.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various
That he was a Minorite “de provincia Francia” is no proof that he was a Frenchman.
The Old English Herbals|Eleanour Sinclair Rohde
I am going over to the Minorite convent, to see her and speak to her, to restore her to health again.
Farewell|Honore de Balzac

It was in Beethoven's fifteenth year that he played the organ every morning at the six o'clock mass in the Minorite church.
Beethoven|George Alexander Fischer

British Dictionary definitions for Minorite

Minorite

/ (ˈmaɪnəˌraɪt) /

noun

a member of the Franciscan Friars MinorAlso called: Minor

Word Origin for Minorite

C16: from Medieval Latin frātrēs minōrēs lesser brethren, name adopted by St Francis as a token of humility

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单词	minorite
释义	Minorite [ mahy-nuh-rahyt ] / ˈmaɪ nəˌraɪt / noun Friar Minor. Origin of Minorite 1555–65; (Friars) Minor, translation of Medieval Latin frātrēs minōrēs literally, “lesser brothers,” a name emphasizing their humility; see -ite¹ Words nearby Minorite minor canon, minor coin, minor duodenal papilla, minor element, minor hysteria, Minorite, minority, minority carrier, minority group, minority leader, minor key Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Minorite The animal had been startled by an old Minorite monk who sat under a crab apple tree. In The Fire Of The Forge, Complete\|Georg Ebers The so-called German church, in Romanesque style, belonged to the Minorite monastery, founded in 1241 and closed in 1808. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3\|Various That he was a Minorite “de provincia Francia” is no proof that he was a Frenchman. The Old English Herbals\|Eleanour Sinclair Rohde I am going over to the Minorite convent, to see her and speak to her, to restore her to health again. Farewell\|Honore de Balzac It was in Beethoven's fifteenth year that he played the organ every morning at the six o'clock mass in the Minorite church. Beethoven\|George Alexander Fischer British Dictionary definitions for Minorite Minorite / (ˈmaɪnəˌraɪt) / noun a member of the Franciscan Friars MinorAlso called: Minor Word Origin for Minorite C16: from Medieval Latin frātrēs minōrēs lesser brethren, name adopted by St Francis as a token of humility Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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