Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C Carthusian: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Car•thu•sian Pronunciation: (kär-th'zhun), [key] — Rom. Cath. Ch. Rom. Cath. Ch. —n. a member of a monastic order founded by St. Bruno in 1086 near Grenoble, France. —adj. pertaining to the Carthusians. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: carthusian (Thesaurus) cart horse Cartier TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: genome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language