CARTHUSIAN


Meaning of CARTHUSIAN in English

n. & adj.

n. a monk of a contemplative order founded by St Bruno in 1084.

adj. of or relating to this order.

[ med.L Carthusianus f. L Cart(h)usia Chartreuse, near Grenoble ]

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