friar
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- noun
- /ˈfraɪər/
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fraile
- For this reason, more than any, Ipa obeyed the friars in their dull brown robes and bare feet.
- Franciscan friar
- mendicant friars
- Dominican friar
The first Friars are Franciscan mendicant Friars.
- The first Friars are Franciscan mendicant Friars.
- And so he kept working with these Capuchin Friars whom he knew.
Examples
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The Franciscan friar offered food and shelter to those in need.
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The first Friars are Franciscan mendicant Friars.
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Brother Friar, you would not strike a fellow man of the cloth.
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From the day you arrived, you have helped the friars heal the sick.
Fiction book (1995) -
Off to the right of the church, a Franciscan friar sits to hear the confession of another figure.
Academic text (2012) -
And so he kept working with these Capuchin Friars whom he knew.
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The friar's diary is proving very useful, despite his abhorrence.
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When traveling through Oxford in 1292, she met an elderly friar, a great scholar named Roger Bacon.
Fiction book (2001) -
Every Sunday, the friar leads the congregation in prayer.
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In old times, a friar often traveled from town to town to spread the teachings of his faith.
Synonyms
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A man who leads services and gives spiritual help in a church
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A man who works as a religious leader, like a priest
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A person who lives in a community to serve a faith and follow vows
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A religious person who lives on charity
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A person who belongs to a religious order and lives by vows
A member of a Catholic religious group who wears a white robe and preaches to people
A member of the religious group started by Saint Francis of Assisi who usually wears a simple robe
A Roman Catholic religious man from the Dominican order who wears a black cloak and preaches
A Catholic person who follows Saint Augustine and lives with others in a monastery
Relating to the Catholic religious order called the Servants of Mary
Compounds
A Roman Catholic religious man from the Dominican order who wears a black cloak and preaches
A member of a Catholic religious group who wears a white robe and preaches to people
Surface Forms
Etymology
Friar came from the Latin word frater meaning 'brother' and entered English from Old French frere. So a friar is a man who lives like a religious 'brother' in a community and often depended on 'charity' for support.