Order of Friars Minor
English
Alternative forms
- OFM
Etymology
A calque of Medieval Latin Ordo Fratres Minores (“the Order of Lesser Brothers”), chosen by Francis of Assisi to inculcate humility in its members.
Proper noun
Order of Friars Minor
- (Catholicism) The religious order of friars established by St Francis of Assisi.
Synonyms
- Franciscan Order, Seraphic Order, Franciscans, Minorites, Friars Minor, Greyfriars
Hypernyms
- Observants, Conventuals, Capuchins, Tertiaries
Derived terms
- Minorite
See also
- Bernardine
- Cistercian