White Friar

[From the color of the habit.]

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White Friar

(Roman Catholic Church) a Carmelite friar, so called because of the white cloak that forms part of the habit of this order

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White′ Fri′ar

a Carmelite friar.

[1375–1425; from the order's white cloak]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

White Friar - a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers

Carmelite

Carmelite order, Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century

friar, mendicant - a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

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