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美:[ˌɔɡəˈstɪniən]
noun
a member of an Augustinian orderspecifically: a friar of the Hermits of St. Augustine founded in 1256 and devoted to educational, missionary, and parish work
a follower of St. Augustine
adjective
of or relating to St. Augustine or his doctrines
of or relating to any of several orders under a rule ascribed to St. Augustine
The first known use of Augustinian was in 1534
1 Researchers in Britain and the United States quickly drew a link between Galton’s idea and the genetic mechanisms of heredity outlined twenty years earlier by Augustinian monk Gregor Mendel.
2 But as successive waves of plague shrank the work force, hired hands and tenants “took no notice of the king’s command,” as the Augustinian clergyman Henry Knighton complained.
3 His main request was for the assistance in the morning getting ready and completing his personal hygiene because all of the fellow Augustinians were already at school,” said Heron.
4 “The wellsprings of this system are found in Augustinian Christianity.”
5 His iconic woodcut of the Augustinian monk in a cowl, used on the title pages of his Wittenberg works, made Luther’s the most famous face in Christendom.
6 “It’s like Anthony Burgess’s idea that Pelagian liberalism alternates historically with Augustinian conservatism,” he said.
7 When he died on January 6, 1884 of chronic nephritis and possible cardiovascular problems, he was regarded as a kindly and intelligent Augustinian friar and abbot of his monastery — but not much else.
8 But, following a terrifying epiphany during a thunderstorm, he instead resolved to become an Augustinian monk, despite paternal displeasure.
9 Garayoa, 68, who served at El Paso’s Little Flower Catholic Church, was one of three priests living in the local home of the Roman Catholic Order of the Augustinian Recollects who contracted the disease.
10 The spark of course came from Germany four years later when the Augustinian Martin Luther took reform into his own hands.
11 The reason: The priest in question happened to be an Augustinian — one of dozens of religious orders that are overseen not by bishops, but by religious superiors in regions around the country and in Rome.
12 In those days, challenging either would not have been a good career move for an Augustinian monk.
13 His obituary on the website of the Midwest Augustinians makes no mention of Mr. Antonsen’s claim or any others, and honors his work as a teacher, vice principal and substance abuse counselor.
14 She nuzzled her head against my shoulder, which felt uncomfortable and vaguely Augustinian.
15 The arcaded street outside the Augustinian library, in the center of Rome, which hosted the speech, was blocked off with yellow tape, a cluster of polizia dawdling out front.
16 The victim was a student at the Augustinian school that Florenzán once led.
17 “If you have a dream and we can make it come true, we’ll do our best,” said Sister Maria Laura, a cloistered Augustinian nun and onetime seamstress.
18 A trained nurse, she was one of about 10 Augustinian nurses who received the wounded and dead from the bloody battle of Dieppe.
19 Housed in a former Augustinian monastery and reopened in March after a six-month renovation, Luther’s former home is now the world’s largest Reformation museum and a must-see site for visitors.
20 Two weeks later Luther was admitted to the house of Augustinian friars in Erfurt and the rest, as they say, is history.