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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, n. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Augustine \Au*gus"tine\, Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, n. (Eccl.) A member of one of the religious orders called after St Augustine; an Austin friar. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, a. Of or pertaining to St Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines. {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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Augustinian n : one of the Catholic hermits of Saint Augustine [syn: {Austin Friar}, {Augustinian}]
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