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Definition of Observants

Observants
Observantine Ob`ser*van"tine, n. [Fr. observantin.] (R.C.Ch.) One of a branch of the Order of Franciscans, who profess to adhere more strictly than the Conventuals to the intention of the founder, especially as to poverty; -- called also Observants.
Observant
Observant Ob*serv"ant, n. 1. One who observes forms and rules. [Obs.] --Hooker. 2. A sycophantic servant. [Obs.] Silly ducking observants, That stretch their duties nicely. --Shak. 3. (R.C.Ch.) An Observantine.

Meaning of Observants from wikipedia

- practice (worship, diet, taboo, etc.) Observantism, late medieval movement among Catholic religious orders The Observants, one-e**** ghosts in Danny Phantom...
- Church. It lasted from the mid-14th until the early-to-mid 16th century. Observants sought to restore the strict observance of rules (observantia regulae...
- all the reformed congregations and annexed them to the Observants; it then declared the Observants an independent order, and separated them completely from...
- The Torah (/ˈtɔːrə/ or /ˈtoʊrə/; Biblical Hebrew: תּוֹרָה Tōrā, "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew...
- Operation Observant Comp**** was an American military operation initially focused on apprehending Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army in Central...
- dispensation; the Observants refused fixed revenues and lived by casual alms. At least such was the principle; but in practice the Observants had come themselves...
- composer, teacher, and Franciscan friar of the Order of Friars Minor Observants. He was the first significant figure to make use of the newly developed...
- his kingdom; but it was not until after the provincial chapter of the Observants held at Gouda in 1447, and apparently because of a fresh application by...
- Franciscan habit with the Observants, apparently in the province of Aquitaine. He was there the vicar Provincial of the Observants, when on 2 June 1487, he...
- the prohibitions against certain forms of melacha—creative acts. The observant Jew does not cook, spend money, write, operate electrical devices, or...