Bridgettine

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noun

A member of the Order of the Most Holy Savior, an Augustinian monastic order of nuns, religious sisters and monks founded by Saint Bridget of Sweden a.k.a. Saint Birgitta in 1344, and approved by Pope Urban V in 1370.

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Meanings

nounBridgettine (plural Bridgettines)

plural Bridgettines · alternative Birgittine · alternative Brigettine · alternative Brigittine

  1. A member of the Order of the Most Holy Savior, an Augustinian monastic order of nuns, religious sisters and monks founded by Saint Bridget of Sweden a.k.a. Saint Birgitta in 1344, and approved by Pope Urban V in 1370.
adjectiveBridgettine (not comparable)

alternative Birgittine · alternative Brigettine · alternative Brigittine

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to this order, its teachings or its members.

Origin

Named after Bridget of Sweden, a Swedish mystic and saint of 14th century, founder of the Bridgettine nuns and monks and one of the six patron saints of Europe.

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Translations

Finnish birgittalainen, birgittalainen
  • birgittalainenmember
  • birgittalainenof or pertaining to the Order of the Most Holy Savior
Cite this entry
APA

Bridgettine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bridgettine

MLA

“Bridgettine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bridgettine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bridgettine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bridgettine.

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