friar

friar

member of a Roman Catholic order
Not to be confused with:fryer – a small chicken suitable for frying

fri·ar

F0324700 (frī′ər)n. Abbr. Fr. A member of a usually mendicant Roman Catholic order.

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[Middle English frere, from Old French, from Latin frāter, brother; see bhrāter- in Indo-European roots.]

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fri′ar·ly adj.

friar

(ˈfraɪə) n (Christian Churches, other) a member of any of various chiefly mendicant religious orders of the Roman Catholic Church, the main orders being Black Friars (Dominicans), Grey Friars (Franciscans), White Friars (Carmelites), and Austin Friars (Augustinians). See also Black Friar, Grey Friar, White Friar, Augustinian[C13 frere, from Old French: brother, from Latin frāter brother] ˈfriarly adj

fri•ar

(ˈfraɪ ər)

n. a man who is a member of one of the mendicant religious orders founded in the Middle Ages, as the Carmelites, Franciscans, or Dominicans. [1250–1300; Middle English frier, frere brother < Old French frere < Latin frāter brother] fri′ar•ly, adj.

monk, friar - A monk stays in a monastery; a friar does not.See also related terms for monk.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

friar - a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on almsmendicantreligious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedienceCarmelite, White Friar - a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachersBlack Friar, Blackfriar, Dominican, friar preacher - a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican orderFranciscan, Grey Friar - a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan orderAugustinian - a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders

friar

noun monk, brother, religious, prior, abbot He is a travelling Franciscan friar.

Translations

αδελφόςμοναχόςfrailehermanofrèrefrate