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Carthusian definition

Car·thu·sian (kär t̸ho̵̅o̅′z̸hən, -t̸hyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun

a monk or nun of a very strict order founded at Chartreuse, France, in 1084, by Saint Bruno

Etymology: ML Cartusianus, after Cartusia, Catorissium, L name for Chartreuse

adjective

of or connected with the Carthusians

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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