friary
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9.3
- noun
- /ˈfraɪəri/
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friario
- The friars gathered for their evening meal in the friary dining hall.
- Franciscan friary
- Dominican friary
- St. Joseph's friary
Well, then maybe a, a week or so later, I was at a, a, another Friary out that way to give a talk to the deacons of my region.
- Well, then maybe a, a week or so later, I was at a, a, another Friary out that way to give a talk to the deacons of my region.
Examples
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The Vita fratrum provided the individual members of the Basel friary with a language to define and express their religious identity.
Academic text (2018) -
The documents are in the Diocesan Record Office, The Friary, Lichfield, and in the Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, University of York.
Academic text (1996) -
If I wasn't going to continue in the Friary, it was necessary to have some kind of diploma.
Blog text (15) -
The Dominican master general thus had to reform the friary to prevent scandals.
Academic text (2018) -
On one trip, the two were returning to the friary from Perugia on a cold, wet, wintry afternoon.
Blog text (26) -
A third sign was that God clearly had showered the Basel friary with grace since the holy church council had embraced it to discuss matters of faith.
Academic text (2018) -
In 1429, he had entered the Basel friary as one of the twelve Observants who were ordered to implement the reform.
Academic text (2018) -
By then, the Basel friary had become a reform community of international renown, attracting friars from Bohemia, Denmark, and Barcelona.
Academic text (2018) -
After a long day of work, the friars returned to their friary to reflect in silence.
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Visitors are welcome to tour the historic friary and learn about its rich heritage.
Synonyms
108
6.0
A building where monks live, work, and pray together
81
6.5
A large building where monks or nuns live and worship
64
5.6
A building where nuns live and pray together
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8.1
A building where religious women live and work
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9.9
A building where monks or nuns live and pray
A place where people live apart to focus on religion, like a monastery or convent
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Friary comes from friar (a religious 'brother') plus the ending -ary that means 'a place for'. So a friary is simply the place where friars live and work.