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Carthusian

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kɑːˈθjuːzɪən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kär tho̅o̅′zhən)

Car•thu•sian (kär tho̅o̅′zhən),USA pronunciation [Rom. Cath. Ch.]
n.

Religiona member of a monastic order founded by St. Bruno in 1086 near Grenoble, France.

adj.

Religionpertaining to the Carthusians.

Medieval Latin Cartusiānus, by metathesis from Catursiānus, after Catursiānī (montēs) district in Dauphiné where the order was founded
1520–30

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Carthusian /kɑːˈθjuːzɪən/ n

- a member of an austere monastic order founded by Saint Bruno in 1084 near Grenoble, France
- (as modifier): a Carthusian monastery

Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin Carthusianus, from Latin Carthusia Chartreuse, near Grenoble

'Carthusian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Sluter - Bruno - certosina - Charterhouse - Chartreuse - dom - Grande Chartreuse, La

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