Alexiann.adj.

Brit.

/əˈlɛksɪən/, U.S.

/əˈlɛksiən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Alexiani.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Alexiani, plural (1606 or earlier) < the name of St. Alexius (also Alexis ), the congregation's probably legendary patron saint (see below) + -ani -an suffix. Compare French Alexien , noun (1634 or earlier). Compare Cellite n.St Alexius was formerly believed to have lived in the late fourth and early fifth centuries a.d. and to have died c417, but he probably never existed, his legend being a conflation of several other saints' lives. He became popular in the Middle Ages because his life was included in the Golden Legend.

A. n.

Chiefly in plural. A member of a Roman Catholic lay congregation having St Alexius as its patron, which was founded in Flanders in the 14th cent. and devotes itself to caring for the sick. Also known as Cellites: cf. Cellite n.

ΚΠ

1742 T. Broughton Hist. Dict. All Relig. I. App. 574 Alexians or Cellites. A religious order.

1782 A. Maclaine tr. J. L. von Mosheim Eccl. Hist. (new ed.) III. 357 The Alexians,..who constantly employed themselves about funerals, had their rise at Antwerp..about the year 1300.

1865 J. M. Ludlow Woman's Work in Church iii. 141 The Tertiarian Nuns—Hospitallers—Alexians.

1895 Lit. Digest 3 Aug. 24/1 A Scottish priest..entered the convent..hoping to recruit his shattered nerves. The Alexians, however, treated him as an insane person.

1903 F. M. Steele Monasteries & Relig. Houses Great Brit. & Ireland i. 12 The other Alexians in Germany, Holland, and Belgium still observe the original rule.

1995 C. J. Kauffman Ministry & Meaning i. 19 Identified with large institutions..these orders, like the Alexians, are still active today.

2007 P. Macardle Confabulations ii. 61 The Alexians' mission was to the poor, the sick and the marginalized, with the nursing of plague victims a specialty.

B. adj.

Of, belonging to, or designating this congregation.

ΚΠ

1765 A. Maclaine tr. J. L. von Mosheim Eccl. Hist. I. ii. 744 The famous sect of the Cellite brethren and sisters arose at Antwerp; they were also styled the Alexian brethren and sisters, because St. Alexius was their patron.

1845 Encycl. Metrop. XII. 187/1 In Flanders and Germany the Society of the Alexian or Cellite Brethren took its rise at the very commencement of the [14th] century .

1865 J. M. Ludlow Woman's Work in Church iii. 144 The real successors of the Béguines were the so-called Alexian brotherhoods and sisterhoods.

1902 Antidote 1 i. 13 The admirable asylum for poor blind boys maintained by the Alexian Fathers on the Aventine.

1974 Directory Relig. Orders 1972–4 57 In their spirit the modern Alexian Brothers continually replant the seed of their legacy.

2004 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 7 Mar. vi. 3/1 (advt.) This position will report directly to the VP..of the Alexian Brothers Health System and will coordinate..activities across the four-hospital network.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alexian
释义	Alexiann.adj. Brit. /əˈlɛksɪən/, U.S. /əˈlɛksiən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Alexiani. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Alexiani, plural (1606 or earlier) < the name of St. Alexius (also Alexis ), the congregation's probably legendary patron saint (see below) + -ani -an suffix. Compare French Alexien , noun (1634 or earlier). Compare Cellite n.St Alexius was formerly believed to have lived in the late fourth and early fifth centuries a.d. and to have died c417, but he probably never existed, his legend being a conflation of several other saints' lives. He became popular in the Middle Ages because his life was included in the Golden Legend. A. n. Chiefly in plural. A member of a Roman Catholic lay congregation having St Alexius as its patron, which was founded in Flanders in the 14th cent. and devotes itself to caring for the sick. Also known as Cellites: cf. Cellite n. ΚΠ 1742 T. Broughton Hist. Dict. All Relig. I. App. 574 Alexians or Cellites. A religious order. 1782 A. Maclaine tr. J. L. von Mosheim Eccl. Hist. (new ed.) III. 357 The Alexians,..who constantly employed themselves about funerals, had their rise at Antwerp..about the year 1300. 1865 J. M. Ludlow Woman's Work in Church iii. 141 The Tertiarian Nuns—Hospitallers—Alexians. 1895 Lit. Digest 3 Aug. 24/1 A Scottish priest..entered the convent..hoping to recruit his shattered nerves. The Alexians, however, treated him as an insane person. 1903 F. M. Steele Monasteries & Relig. Houses Great Brit. & Ireland i. 12 The other Alexians in Germany, Holland, and Belgium still observe the original rule. 1995 C. J. Kauffman Ministry & Meaning i. 19 Identified with large institutions..these orders, like the Alexians, are still active today. 2007 P. Macardle Confabulations ii. 61 The Alexians' mission was to the poor, the sick and the marginalized, with the nursing of plague victims a specialty. B. adj. Of, belonging to, or designating this congregation. ΚΠ 1765 A. Maclaine tr. J. L. von Mosheim Eccl. Hist. I. ii. 744 The famous sect of the Cellite brethren and sisters arose at Antwerp; they were also styled the Alexian brethren and sisters, because St. Alexius was their patron. 1845 Encycl. Metrop. XII. 187/1 In Flanders and Germany the Society of the Alexian or Cellite Brethren took its rise at the very commencement of the [14th] century . 1865 J. M. Ludlow Woman's Work in Church iii. 144 The real successors of the Béguines were the so-called Alexian brotherhoods and sisterhoods. 1902 Antidote 1 i. 13 The admirable asylum for poor blind boys maintained by the Alexian Fathers on the Aventine. 1974 Directory Relig. Orders 1972–4 57 In their spirit the modern Alexian Brothers continually replant the seed of their legacy. 2004 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 7 Mar. vi. 3/1 (advt.) This position will report directly to the VP..of the Alexian Brothers Health System and will coordinate..activities across the four-hospital network. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1742
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