friar (redirected from Friars)

fri·ar  (frr)

n. Abbr. Fr.

A member of a usually mendicant Roman Catholic order.

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[Middle English frere, from Old French, from Latin frter, brother; see bhrter- in Indo-European roots.]

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friar·ly adj.

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friar [ˈfraɪə]

n

(Christian Churches, other) a member of any of various chiefly mendicant religious orders of the Roman Catholic Church, the main orders being the Black Friars (Dominicans), Grey Friars (Franciscans), White Friars (Carmelites), and Austin Friars (Augustinians)

[C13 frere, from Old French: brother, from Latin frāter brother]

friarly  adj

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monk, friar - A monk stays in a monastery; a friar does not.

See also related terms for monk.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

friar - a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms mendicant religious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience 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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friar

noun monk, brother, religious, prior, abbot He is a travelling Franciscan friar.

Translations

friar [ˈfraɪəʳ] N → fraile m; (before name) → fray m
black friar → dominico m
grey friar → franciscano m
white friar → carmelita m

friar [ˈfraɪə^r] n → moine m, frère m

friar

n → Mönch m; Friar John → Bruder John; Black Friars → Dominikaner pl; Grey Friars → Franziskaner pl; White Friars → Karmeliter pl

friar [ˈfraɪəʳ] n → frate m