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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Augustinian

· Au·gus·tin·i·an · IPA /ˌɑɡəstˈɪniːən/
01 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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    Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.
Phrases & compounds
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.
02 n. One of a class of divines, who, following St. Augustine, maintain that grace by its nature is effectual absolutely and creatively, not rela…
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    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.