Augustinian
Augustinian , adjective
Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.
Collocations (4)
Augustinian canons , an order of monks once popular in England and Ireland; -- called also regular canons of St. Austin, and black canons.
Augustinian hermits or Austin friars , an order of friars established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.
Augustinian nuns , an order of nuns following the rule of St. Augustine.
Augustinian rule , a rule for religious communities based upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the Augustinian orders.
Augustinian , noun
One of a class of divines, who, following St. Augustine, maintain that grace by its nature is effectual absolutely and creatively, not relatively and conditionally.