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Synonyms of Franciscan

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Another word for Franciscan is Observant. Other synonyms of Franciscan are Capuchin, Cordelier and Minorite.

Synonyms and similar words for Franciscan

nounA friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1209, now known as the Order...

  • CordelierA Franciscan (member of the Order of Friars Minor).
  • Friar MinorSynonym of Franciscan: a member of the Order of the Friars Minor.
  • MinoriteSynonym of Franciscan: a friar of the Order of Friars Minor.
  • ObservantA member of a Franciscan order that strictly observes the rules of St. Francis.

nounA friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order, such...

  • CapuchinA monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan.
  • Conventual
  • greyfriarSynonym of Franciscan: a member of the Order of the Friars Minor.
  • ClarisseSynonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly such a nun who followed the original...
  • ClarissineSynonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly one who follows or advocates the...
  • Minoress
  • Poor ClareA nun of the Poor Clares, a member of the Order of Saint Clare.

Meaning of Franciscan

  1. noun A friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1209, now known as the Order of the Friars Minor.
  2. noun A friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order, such as (Roman Catholicism) the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (for men), Order of Friars Minor Conventual (men), Order of Saint Clare (women), or the Third Order of Saint Francis (men and women); or (Protestantism) certain orders in some Protestant churches, especially the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.
  3. adjective Of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi.

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Questions about synonyms of Franciscan

What is another word for Franciscan?
Franciscan has 11 synonyms on Word.ws, such as Observant, Capuchin, Cordelier and Minorite.
What does Franciscan mean?
Franciscan means a friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1209, now known as the Order of the Friars Minor.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Franciscan (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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