White Friar

White Friar

n. See Carmelite.

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[From the color of the habit.]

White Friar

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

White′ Fri′ar

n. a Carmelite friar. [1375–1425; from the order's white cloak]

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White Friar - a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachersCarmeliteCarmelite order, Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th centuryfriar, mendicant - a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms