felician
/fəˈlɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Latin, of rare usage.
name
A surname.
adj
Of or relating to the Roman Catholic order Felician Sisters.
noun
A member of the Roman Catholic order Felician Sisters.
Example Sentences
- "The property is bounded by Lafourche Lake, Bayou Bœuf, the lands belonging to Mr. Felician Thibodeaux, and the estate of Mr. Bethancourt; […]"
- "RICHARD.—In Lynn, March 11, Edmond, son of Felician and Marguerite Richard, 10 yrs. 4mos. 25 days."
- "That the administration of the country is a money making and not a humanitarian project must be acknowledged to by true on the authority of Felician Cattier, professor in the University of Brussels, who made an investigation."
- "Estate of Felician Smith, minor: Final account."
- "The Rev. Brother Felician Patrick, F. S. C., head of the English department at La Salle College until his retirement in June, died today at the Motherhouse of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Amendale, Md. His age was 72. Brother Felician, the former Matthew J. McLaughlin, was born in Newark, N. J., and joined the order in 1894."
- "Gerard Thompson (Stonehouse Restaurant), Norbert Schultz (Brigitte’s), Felician Cueff (Citronelle), Eileen Randall and David Cecchini (Wine Cask), Camille Schwartz (Mimosa) and Vincent Vanhecke (El Encanto) are among nearly 20 chefs participating in this Taste of the Nation fund-raiser, at Santa Barbara City College’s Campus Center."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Fēlīciānus.