Augustinian
Definition of Augustinian
Au`gus`tin´i`an
a.
1.
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
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
.
n.
1.
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
.
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Augustinian
order
,
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Friar
,
friar
,
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