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FRIAR

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• FRIAR (noun)
The noun FRIAR has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: FRIAR used as a noun is very rare.

• FRIAR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

friar; mendicant

Hypernyms ("friar" is a kind of...):

religious (a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "friar"):

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)

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(English proverb)
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(Breton proverb)
"If you had an opinion you better be determined."
(Arabic proverb)
"To make an elephant out of a mosquito."
(Dutch proverb)

Useful links:
Pronunciation of Carmelite
Definition of White Friar
Pronunciation of Black Friar
Definition of Franciscan
Pronunciation of Grey Friar

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