Carthusian Definition

kär-tho͝ozhən
noun
A monk or nun of a very strict order founded at Chartreuse, France, in 1084, by Saint Bruno.
Webster's New World

A pupil of Charterhouse School (founded in a Carthusian monastery)

Wiktionary
adjective
Of or connected with the Carthusians.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Carthusian

Noun

Singular:
Carthusian
Plural:
carthusians

Origin of Carthusian

  • From Medieval Latin Carthusianus, see French cartusien, from the Chartreuse, Latin Cartusia, where the order was founded.

    From Wiktionary

  • Medieval Latin Carthusiānus from Cartusius

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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