Minorite
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English
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin Minorita, from Latin minor + -īta (“-ite”), from Ordo Fratres Minores (“Order of Friars Minor”), literally the "Order of the Lesser Brothers", chosen by St. Francis to inculcate humility in its members. Equivalent to minor + -ite. Doublet of minister.
Noun
Minorite (plural Minorites)
- (Catholicism) Synonym of Franciscan: a friar of the Order of Friars Minor.
- 1537, Anonymous, Original & Sprynge of All Sectes & Orders..., sig, C5v:
- Minores or Minorites descende from the aforesayd Barefootes, which be also vnder the rule and clothynge of S. Frauncisce.
- 1537, Anonymous, Original & Sprynge of All Sectes & Orders..., sig, C5v:
- (Christianity, obsolete) A lesser cleric.
- 1644, John Milton, Areopagitica, section 9:
- Our inquisiturient Bishops, and the attendant minorites their Chaplains...
Adjective
Minorite (not comparable)
- (Catholicism) Synonym of Franciscan: Of or related to the Franciscans.
- 1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, , London: Iohn Day, , →OCLC, book I, page :
- The order of the Minors or Minorite Friers descended from one Francis... of... Asisium.
- 1598, Vincent of Beauvais, translated by Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations... of the English Nation, volume I, page 53:
- ...a Frier Minorite, called Simon de Sanct. Quintin...
Usage notes
Infrequently used as a postmodifier.
References
- “Minorite, n. and adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. - “Minorite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
