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).
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Only five teams33 have a higher win percentage than the Friars.
How Far Can Luck Take A Team? Watch Providence To Find Out. | Josh Planos | March 10, 2022 | FiveThirtyEightHis first theater role was as friar Laurence in a UVA production of Romeo and Juliet.
Ben McKenzie’s Journey From Reluctant Teen Idol on ‘The O.C.’ to Sheriff of ‘Gotham’ | Marlow Stern | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe wore the hooded brown habit and sandals of a Franciscan Capuchin friar.
Cardinal O'Malley: Pope Francis Knows Immigrants Are the Future of the Church | Christopher Dickey | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA man in a knit cap called out to the friar on duty, Father Paul Lostritto.
Romney is like the sheriff of Nottingham: all castle, no conviction; which makes Newt Gingrich the earthy friar Tuck.
Romney and Gingrich Set the GOP on a Path Toward Self-Destruction | John Batchelor | January 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
But that kid from Podunk, now unloading freight at the big-box store, is a universe away from Oxford and a Capuchin friar buddy.
Anthony Swofford on America’s Best War Writer, Karl Marlantes | Anthony Swofford | November 12, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is also thought that the book was written by a Franciscan friar for the use of some one in a Benedictine house.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey | Thomas PerkinsIt is only,” replies the friar, “to grace and adorn my speech; it is the colour of a Ciceronian rhetoric.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanA sharp eye was kept on all arrivals from abroad, and a friar, fresh from Portugal, was hanged in his cowl at Limerick.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellHe did not fare so badly either, for being plump and rosy he was allowed to personate the jolly friar Tuck.
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley LeonardThen they had tea in the friar's cell, and afterwards Michael set out to walk back to St. Antoine.
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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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