Augustinian
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Augustinian¹
Rhymes with -ɪniən
Where it comes from
From Middle English Augustinen, from Latin Augustīniānus, from Augustīnus + -iānus, after Augustine of Hippo. By surface analysis, Augustine + -ian.
adjective
- Of, or relating to St Augustine of Hippo or his doctrines, especially on predestination and grace. What does Freud oppose to the view that the future is already written? It is in so far as chance does exist in the physical, as opposed to mental world, that Freud distinguishes himself from a superstitious person. Yet the analyst never takes a chance event at face value. Everything mental — that is
- Of, or relating to several religious orders influenced by him.
noun Augustinians
- A follower of St Augustine or his doctrines, especially on predestination and grace.
- A friar or monk of any Augustinian order.
Augustinian²
Rhymes with -ɪniən
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin Augustīniānī pl, from Augustīnus + -iānus, after an unidentified person so named. By surface analysis, Augustine + -ian.
noun Augustinians
- A member of a supposed radical group of the early Reformation, who allegedly believed that humans would not enter Heaven until the Last Judgment. Such be the […] Hutites, Auguſtinians, Monaſterians, Bocaldians, Hoffmaniſts, Georgians, Memniſts, with the reſt, amounting to the number of two hundred and three ſcore knowne Sects, by the computation of Caſpar Vlenbergius, and others aboue twelue yeeres agoe; […]
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adj of or relating to St Augustine
| Español | agustino |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | αυγουστίνειος avgoustíneios |
| Русский | августи́нский avgustínskij |
adj of or relating to religious order influenced by him
| Español | agustino |
|---|---|
| Русский | августи́нский avgustínskij |
noun follower
| Español | agustino |
|---|
noun friar or monk
| Español | agustino |
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Talk about this word "Augustinian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/augustinian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Augustinian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/augustinian "Augustinian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/augustinian.Cite this
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title = {Augustinian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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