| carthusian | (n) a member of the Carthusian order |
| carthusian | (adj) of or relating to the Carthusian order |
| carthusian order | (n) an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084 |
| Carthusian | n. [ LL. Cartusianus, Cartusiensis, from the town of Chartreuse, in France. ] (Eccl. Hist.) A member of an exceeding austere religious order, founded at Chartreuse in France by |
| Carthusian | a. Pertaining to the Carthusian. [ 1913 Webster ] |