Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of an order of Benedictine monks, founded in 1313, at Siena, Italy: the name was derived from the mother-house at Monte Oliveto, near Siena.
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Examples
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It is interesting in light of my last post that he chose the olivetan name of a peacemaking predecessor, Pope Benedict XV.
We have a pope! Fr Timothy Matkin 2005
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It is interesting in light of my last post that he chose the olivetan name of a peacemaking predecessor, Pope Benedict XV.
Archive 2005-04-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2005
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