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Augustinian
{
Au-gus′tine
,Auˊgus-tin′i-an
, }Noun.
(Eccl.)
A member of one of the religious orders called after St. Augustine; an Austin friar.
Auˊgus-tin′i-an
,Adj.
Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 – d. 430), or to his doctrines.
Augustinian canons
, an order of monks once popular in England and Ireland; – called also
– regular canons of St. Austin
, and black canons
. Augustinian hermits
or Austin friars
an order of friars established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.
– Augustinian nuns
, an order of nuns following the rule of St. Augustine.
– Augustinian rule
, a rule for religious communities based upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the Augustinian orders.
Auˊgus-tin′i-an
,Noun.
One of a class of divines, who, following St. Augustine, maintain that grace by its nature is effectual absolutely and creatively, not relatively and conditionally.