Franciscan (Noun)
Meaning
A Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Franciscan stood humbly at the entrance of the church, his grey habit a symbol of his vow of poverty.
- As the Franciscan walked through the streets, he carried a worn leather satchel containing his few belongings.
- The young Franciscan's eyes shone with kindness as he handed a warm loaf of bread to a poor beggar.
- With his simple grey habit and rough-hewn sandals, the Franciscan seemed a man of another era.
- The Franciscan's voice rose in gentle melody as he sang a hymn of praise in the stillness of the monastery's chapel.