Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster] Augustinianism
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Augustinian
n 1: a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the
Augustinian monastic orders