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friar::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mendicant |
| Type of | religious |
| Has types | black friar, blackfriar, carmelite, dominican, franciscan, friar preacher, grey friar, augustinian, white friar |
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In 1818, friar Francis planted in its gardens the first tomato plants in Greece.
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After three years, he no longer felt called to the single life of being a friar.
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Francis of Assisi, the humble friar who dedicated his life to helping the poor.
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Francis of Assisi, a 13th century Italian friar who chose to live among the poor.
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Dali created a sculpture of Christ on the cross that he gave the friar in thanks.
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Then Vincentio disguises himself as a friar and hangs around to see what happens.
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Friar Bonaventure Lucien, of Boston, stood in the courtyard of the ancient church.
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In 2006 we watched San Diego's amiable friar lope around the upper-deck seats.
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Friar is interested in studying psychology, either of the sports or child variety.
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- A male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
- (The Friars (club)) The Friars Club, founded In the Winter of 1908, is a social club and secret society on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. ...
- (The Friars (Tasmania)) The Friars are four steep dolerite rocks, with a combined area of about 17 ha, in south-eastern Australia. ...
- A member of certain Christian orders such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars)
- (friars) Members of a thirteenth-century mendicant (begging) monastic order.
- (friars) a member of a usually mendicant Roman Catholic order
- (friars) members of one of the mendicant orders, the four main orders being the Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites and Austin friars; they lived in regular fashion but were extensively involved with the outside community; the term literally means "brother"
- A friar, from the Latin 'frater' meaning brother, is a priest or brother member of a religious community of men who live in a friary and belong to the tradition of religious orders of friars within the Church.
- A term derived from the Latin frater meaning brother, which came into common usage during the Middle Ages especially with the rise of the Mendicant* movement.
