OFM

English

Noun

OFM (plural OFMs)

1. (computing) Initialism of orthodox file manager.

Proper noun

OFM

1. (Catholicism) Initialism of Order of Friars Minor or Ordo Fratrum Minorem, the Franciscans, a religious order of mendicant friars.

   Haymo of Faversham, O.F.M.

   John Duns Scotus ofm

   Massimo Fusarelli, ofm

Usage notes

The abbreviation is frequently used after friars' names as a postnominal indicating their affiliation with the Franciscans. Depending on the style guide, such abbreviations may be set off with commas or parentheses or not, use periods or not, or be presented in small caps or not. Use of OFM is also sometimes restricted particularly to the Observants, with the Capuchins being distinguished as OFM Cap, Conventuals as OFM Conv, and the Tertiaries as TOR. Other sources specify every branch, with the Observants distinguished as OFM Obs.

Derived terms

• OFM Obs, OFM Cap, OFM Conv

Anagrams

• FOM, MOF, MoF