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minorite

minorite is the alternative letter-case form of Minorite.

Noun capitalized: Minorite

Minorite (plural Minorites)

  1. Synonym of Franciscan: a friar of the Order of Friars Minor.
    • Minores or Minorites descende from the aforesayd Barefootes, which be also vnder the rule and clothynge of S. Frauncisce.1537, Anonymous, Original & Sprynge of All Sectes & Orders..., sig, C5v
    Synonyms:
    Franciscan
  2. (obsolete) A lesser cleric.
    • Our inquisiturient Bishops, and the attendant minorites their Chaplains...1644, John Milton, Areopagitica, section 9

Adjective capitalized: Minorite

Minorite (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of Franciscan: Of or related to the Franciscans.
    • The order of the Minors or Minorite Friers descended from one Francis... of... Asisium.1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], →OCLC, book I, page [70]
    • ...a Frier Minorite, called Simon de Sanct. Quintin...1598, Vincent of Beauvais, translated by Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations... of the English Nation, volume I, page 53
    Synonyms:
    Franciscan

Synonyms of minorite

Forms of minorite

pluralminorites
pluralMinorites
alternative formminorite

Origin of minorite

From Medieval Latin Minorita, from Latin minor + -īta (“-ite”), from Ordo Fratres Minores (“Order of Friars Minor”), literally the "Order of the Lesser Brothers", chosen by St. Francis to inculcate humility in its members. Equivalent to minor + -ite. Doublet of minister.

Questions about minorite

What does minorite mean?
Minorite means synonym of Franciscan: a friar of the Order of Friars Minor.
What is minorite the alternative letter-case form of?
Minorite is the alternative letter-case form of Minorite.
What part of speech is minorite?
Minorite can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of minorite?
The plural of minorite is minorites.

Words near minorite in the dictionary

  1. minoritarian
  2. minoritarianism
  3. minoritarianisms
  4. minoritarians
  5. minoritary
  6. minorite
  7. minorites
  8. minorities
  9. minoritise
  10. minoritised
  11. minoritises

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