Augustinian : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Augustinian	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Augustinian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Augustinian n a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustine \Augus"tine\, Augustinian* \Au`gustin"ian\, n. (Eccl.) A member of one of the religious orders called after St. Augustine; an Austin friar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustinian \Au`gustin"ian\, a. Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines. {Augustinian canons}, an order of monks once popular in England and Ireland; -- called also {regular canons of St. Austin}, and {black canons}. {Augustinian hermits} or {Austin friars}, an order of friars established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790. {Augustinian nuns}, an order of nuns following the rule of St. Augustine. {Augustinian rule}, a rule for religious communities based upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the Augustinian orders.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustinian \Au`gustin"ian\, n. One of a class of divines, who, following St. Augustine, maintain that grace by its nature is effectual absolutely and creatively, not relatively and conditionally.