Alexian

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Etymology[edit]

From the name of Alexius of Rome, with whose chapel they were associated, +‎ -ian.

Noun[edit]

Alexian (plural Alexians)

  1. A member of an Augustinian Catholic religious institute or congregation specifically devoted to caring for the sick, and which originated in Europe at the time of the Black Death.
    Synonym: Cellite
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