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CARTHUSIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the Carthusian order
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Carthusian" is a kind of...):
monastic; monk (a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work)
Holonyms ("Carthusian" is a member of...):
Carthusian order (an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the Carthusian order
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Carthusian order (an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084)