Definitions for Alexian

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Alexian A·lex·ian

Spelling: [uh-lek-shuh n, -see-uh n]

IPA: /əˈlɛk ʃən, -si ən/

Alexian is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 121 anagrams from letters in Alexian (aaeilnx).

Definitions for Alexian

noun

1. a member of a congregation of brothers founded for the care of the sick at Mechlin, Brabant, in the 15th century.

Origin of Alexian

named after Saint Alexius of Edessa, 5th-century Christian; see -an

Examples for Alexian

He was rushed to the Alexian Brothers' Hospital, but died a short time after being received there.

The Alexian Hospital was operated under the direction of the Brothers of that faith, and was well known in that part of the state.