friar

Speech parts

1. friar - Noun

2. Friar - Proper noun

Meaning

A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: (a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. (b) Augustines. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. (d) White Friars or Carmelites. See these names in the Vocabulary.

A white or pale patch on a printed page.

An American fish; the silversides.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

brother mendicant religious father monk minister dominican abbe Lama reverend abbot carmelite padre rector pilgrim
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Antonyms

priestess mother superior layman abbess sister antagonist
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Hypernyms

religious

Hyponyms

dominican franciscan carmelite augustinian black friar friar preacher

Phrases with the word

friar's balsam friar's cap friar's omelette loosely friar Dominican Order friar Dominican friar

Examples

He's expected at noon, and no wight till he comes May profane the great chair, or the porridge of plums; For the best of the cheer, and the seat by the fire, Is the undenied right of the Barefooted Friar. Walter Scott

Pax vobiscum will answer all queries. If you go or come, eat or drink, bless or ban, Pax vobiscum carries you through it all. It is as useful to a friar as a broom-stick to a witch, or a wand to a conjuror. Walter Scott

Do not think it impossible just because it has never happened. - Friar Tuck. Stephen R. Lawhead

To go as fast as a friar that is invited to dinner. French Proverb

A misfortune and a friar seldom go alone. Italian Proverb

Friar Modest never was a prior. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

friaje friand Friant friar bird Friar Minor friar preacher