minorite

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noun

Synonym of Franciscan: a friar of the Order of Friars Minor.

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Franciscan
OriginMedieval Latin Minorita ← Latin minor →
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Meanings

minorite1

nounminorite (plural minorites)

plural minorites

  1. CatholicismAlternative letter-case form of Minorite: a Franciscan.

Minorite2

nounMinorite (plural Minorites)

plural Minorites · alternative minorite

  1. CatholicismSynonym 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. obsoleteChristianityA lesser cleric.

    Our inquisiturient Bishops, and the attendant minorites their Chaplains...

    1644, John Milton, Areopagitica, section 9
adjectiveMinorite (not comparable)

alternative minorite

  1. not comparableCatholicismSynonym of Franciscan: Of or related to the Franciscans.

    ...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
    1 more example

    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]

    Synonyms: Franciscan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Franciscan: a friar of the Order of Friars Minor.

Similar
Franciscan

adjectiveSynonym of Franciscan: Of or related to the Franciscans.

Similar
Franciscan
Also see
franciscan

Origin

  1. Latinminor
  2. Medieval LatinMinorita
  3. EnglishMinorite

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.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minorite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minorite.

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