friar 1
noundomain: person
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
Synonyms
- mendicant 1
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
Hypernym
religious 1
noun
a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
EnglishHyponym
Carmelite 1
noun
a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
Dominican 1
noun
a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
Franciscan 1
noun
a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
Augustinian 1
noun
a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders
