friar
Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
Printing. a blank or light area on a printed page caused by uneven inking of the plate or type.: Compare monk (def. 3).
Origin of friar
1synonym study For friar
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How to use friar in a sentence
“FRIARS KID MISTER HARRIS: Veteran Theatrical Manager Butt of Jokes at Dinner,” read a 1910 New York Post headline.
The first official Friars Roast was held in 1949 in honor of Maurice Chevalier.
At the Friars Club on Monday, Allred had no shortage of anger at Woods.
Until the French Revolution, this relic was part of a larger collection, watched over by the region's Dominican friars.
More laborers are needed for the Jesuit missions, as well as for those conducted by the friars.
Polavieja, as everybody knew, was the chosen executive of the friars, whose only care was to secure their own position.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe friars were exceedingly wroth, and combined to defeat the Generalʼs efforts to come to an understanding with the rebels.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThen the friars call the natives Spaniards and the military officers own us as their sons and they dub us brave soldiers.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanBut ask for friars, soldiers, and State dependents to come and devour our wealth, and instantly you will get them.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for friar
/ (ˈfraɪə) /
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
Origin of friar
1Derived forms of friar
- friarly, adjective
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