noun
(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
• Syn: ↑Saint Francis of Assisi, ↑St. Francis of Assisi, ↑Saint Francis, ↑St. Francis, ↑Giovanni di Bernardone
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Franciscan (for: ↑St. Francis)
• Topics: ↑Roman Catholic, ↑Western Church, ↑Roman Catholic Church, ↑Church of Rome, ↑Roman Church
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑saint
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Saint (Giovanni Francesco Bernardone), 1182?-1226, Italian friar: founder of the Franciscan order.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.