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friar

DEFINITIONS OF: friar

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n a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

Synonyms:
mendicant
Examples:
Girolamo Savonarola
Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the Pope (1452-1498)
Types:
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Carmelite, White Friar
a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
Black Friar, Blackfriar, Dominican, friar preacher
a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
Franciscan, Grey Friar
a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
Augustinian
a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders
Austin Friar
one of the Roman Catholic hermits of Saint Augustine
Type of:
religious
a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
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