单词 | xaverian |
释义 | Xaverianadj.n. A. adj. a. Of, pertaining to, or designating a teaching order of Roman Catholic monks founded in 1839 and named in honour of St. Francis Xavier. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > other religions > Xaverian > [adjective] Xaverian1882 1882 Pabisch & Byrne tr. Alzog Man. Univ. Church Hist. IV. 333 The Xaverian Brothers, founded at Bruges..in 1839, and introduced into the United States..in 1854, have under their charge, Mt. St. Joseph's College, Carrollton, Md. 1967 New Catholic Encycl. XIV. 1058/1 The Xaverian Brothers played an important role in the development of Catholic education. b. Of or pertaining to St. Francis Xavier. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Society of Jesus > [adjective] Jesuited1601 Jesuitical1602 Jesuitish1602 Ignatian1605 Jebusitical1613 Jebusitish16.. Jesuital1671 Jebusitic1681 Jesuitic1804 Xaverian1915 1915 C. C. Martindale In God's Army I. 118 The whole Xaverian history had been one of deliberate ambition. 1931 M. Yeo St. Francis Xavier vi. 69 One sentence seems to have the true Xaverian ring. B. n. A Brother of the Xaverian order. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > other religions > Xaverian > [noun] Xaverian1912 1912 Catholic Encycl. XIII. 284/2 After holding the office of Superior General of the Xaverians for twenty-seven years. 1967 New Catholic Encycl. XIV. 1058/2 In the U.S. the Xaverians staffed most of the parish schools of Louisville. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.n.1882 |
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