Premonstratensian
Premonstratensian noun: a member of a Roman Catholic order of canons regular, founded by St Norbert c. 1120 in the town of Prémontré, France.
Noun
Premonstratensian (plural Premonstratensians)
- A member of a Roman Catholic order of canons regular, founded by St Norbert c. 1120 in the town of Prémontré, France.
Adjective
Premonstratensian (comparative more Premonstratensian, superlative most Premonstratensian)
- Pertaining to the Premonstratensians.
- Premonstratensian double communities of monks and nuns ended up being separated, and most of the nunneries withered away for lack of resources or endowments to support even the most ascetic of lives.2024, Diarmaid MacCulloch, Lower Than the Angels, Penguin, published 2025, page 277
Forms of Premonstratensian
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Premonstratensians |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Premonstratensian |
| superlative | most Premonstratensian |
Origin of Premonstratensian
From Medieval Latin Praemonstrātēnsis (“pertaining to Prémontré”), from the Latin form of Prémontré, the town in Île-de-France where the order was founded.
Questions about Premonstratensian
- What does Premonstratensian mean?
- Premonstratensian means a member of a Roman Catholic order of canons regular, founded by St Norbert c. 1120 in the town of Prémontré, France.
- What part of speech is Premonstratensian?
- Premonstratensian can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of Premonstratensian?
- The plural of Premonstratensian is Premonstratensians.
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