franciscans
Meaning of franciscans
plural noun
a friar, sister, or lay member of a Christian religious order founded in 1209 by St Francis of Assisi or based on its rule, and noted for its preachers and missionaries.
from French franciscain, from modern Latin Franciscanus, from Franciscus ‘Francis’.
Information about franciscans
- It is a name.
- The singular form of franciscans is: franciscan.
- Languages in which franciscans is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of franciscans
fran-cis-cans
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- franciscans is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
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