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

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)

a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century

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)

a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century