Carthusian (Member of Order of Carthusians

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• Carthusian — /kahr thooh zheuhn/, Rom. Cath. Ch. n. 1. a member of a monastic order founded by St. Bruno in 1086 near Grenoble, France. adj. 2. pertaining to the Carthusians. [1520 30; < ML Cartusianus, by metathesis from Catursianus, after Catursiani… …   Universalium

• Carthusian — Car•thu•sian [[t]kɑrˈθu ʒən[/t]] n. 1) rel a member of a monastic order founded by St. Bruno in 1086 near Grenoble, France 2) rel pertaining to the Carthusians • Etymology: 1520–30; < ML Cartusiānus …   From formal English to slang

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