carthusian

3 definitions found

carthusian - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Carthusian \Car*thu"sian\, n. [LL. Cartusianus, Cartusiensis,
     from the town of Chartreuse, in France.] (Eccl. Hist.)
     A member of an exceeding austere religious order, founded at
     Chartreuse in France by St. Bruno, in the year 1086.
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  Carthusian \Car*thu"sian\, a.
     Pertaining to the Carthusian.
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carthusian - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Carthusian
      adj 1: of or relating to the Carthusian order
      n 1: a member of the Carthusian order