Vincentian

noun

Vin·​cen·​tian vin-ˈsen(t)-shən 

1

: a member of the Roman Catholic Congregation of the Mission founded by St. Vincent de Paul in Paris, France, in 1625 and devoted to missions and seminaries

2

: a native or inhabitant of the island of St. Vincent

Vincentian adjective

Examples of Vincentian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Katti Fernandez, the organization’s director of Vincentian services, said people have been donating everything from curling irons to jewelry to children’s toys and board games. —Angela Yang, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Vincentian

• attention
• contention
• convention
• declension
• detention
• dimension
• dissension
• distension
• extension
• intension
• invention
• laurentian