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noun
- 1. a member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans).
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Definition. Friars are different from monks in that they are called to the great evangelical counsels (vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience) in service to society, rather than through cloistered asceticism and devotion.
FRIAR definition: 1. a man belonging to one of several Roman Catholic religious groups, whose members often promise…. Learn more.
A friar belongs to a religious order, a group within the Catholic church. A friar is similar to a monk. Friars are like monks in that they are devoted to a religious life. The difference is that a friar lives and works among regular people in society, while a monk lives in a secluded, self-sufficient group of monks.
Friar, man belonging to a Roman Catholic religious order of mendicants, having taken a vow of poverty. The 10 mendicant orders are the Dominicans, Franciscans, Augustinians, Carmelites, Trinitarians, Mercedarians, Servites, Minims, Hospitallers of St. John of God, and Teutonic Order.
noun. fri· ar ˈfrī (-ə)r. Synonyms of friar. : a member of a mendicant order. Examples of friar in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web In recent years, Joe cooked for the friars at St. Francis and at 1883 Kitchen at Kroger, Downtown.
Friar definition: a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.. See examples of FRIAR used in a sentence.
Definition of friar noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
FRIAR definition: a member of a religious group of men. Learn more.
A friar is a member of one of several Catholic religious orders. Newspapers very often erroneously describe friars as monks. Synonyms: monk , brother , religious , prior More Synonyms of friar
a man belonging to one of several Roman Catholic religious groups, whose members often promise to stay poor. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Religious people: monks & nuns. abbess. abbey. abbot. anchorite. ascetic. benedictine. Franciscan. friary. habit. hermit. lay brother. lay sister. monastically. monasticism. monk. mother. novice.
