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Tertiaries
(gcide) | Tertiary \Ter"ti*a*ry\, n.; pl. Tertiaries.
1. (R. C. Ch.) A member of the Third Order in any monastic
system; as, the Franciscan tertiaries; the Dominican
tertiaries; the Carmelite tertiaries. See Third Order,
under Third. --Addis & Arnold.
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2. (Geol.) The Tertiary era, period, or formation.
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3. (Zool.) One of the quill feathers which are borne upon the
basal joint of the wing of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.
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Dominican tertiaries
(gcide) | Dominican \Do*min"i*can\, prop. a. [NL. Dominicanus, fr.
Dominicus, Dominic, the founder: cf. F. Dominicain.]
Of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to
the religious communities named from him.
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Dominican nuns, an order of nuns founded by St. Dominic,
and chiefly employed in teaching.
Dominican tertiaries the third order of St. Dominic. See
Tertiary.
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Franciscan Tertiaries
(gcide) | Franciscan \Fran*cis"can\, a. [LL. Franciscus Francis: cf. F.
franciscain.] (R. C. Ch.)
Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans.
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Franciscan Brothers, pious laymen who devote themselves to
useful works, such as manual labor schools, and other
educational institutions; -- called also {Brothers of the
Third Order of St. Francis}.
Franciscan Nuns, nuns who follow the rule of St. Francis,
esp. those of the Second Order of St. Francis, -- called
also Poor Clares or Minoresses.
Franciscan Tertiaries, the Third Order of St. Francis.
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