Friar Minor

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noun, plural Friars Minor.Roman Catholic Church.

a friar belonging to the branch of the Franciscan order that observes the strict rule of St. Francis.

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Compare capuchin (def. 4), Friar Minor Conventual.

Origin of Friar Minor

First recorded in 1200–50; see origin at friar, minor

Words nearby Friar Minor

Fri., friable, friar, friarbird, friarly, Friar Minor, Friar Minor Capuchin, Friar Minor Conventual, Friar Preacher, friar's balsam, friar's lantern

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How to use Friar Minor in a sentence

Many of those who have become cops in New York seem to have ceased to address such minor offenses over the past few days.
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A couple of people were treated for minor injuries but no major incidents occurred.
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The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes.
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It starts off like any other Lana tune, replete with minor chords and humming, distorted vocals.
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A few minor notes, born of reflection: Traditionally, the best columns are dominated by politics—its most popular topic.
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Three days later he was in Switzerland, and a few days later again he was on the summit of a minor but still difficult peak.
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The 'whole' of him that now dealt with Lettice was far above all minor and partial means of knowing.
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Even a minor dislocation breaks down a certain part of the machinery of society.
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When she struck the chord of G minor, it was the right preparation, and brought you immediately into the mood for what followed.
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British Dictionary definitions for Friar Minor

Friar Minor

noun plural Friars Minor

Christianity a member of either of two of the three orders into which the order founded by St Francis of Assisi came to be divided, namely the Order of Friars Minor and the Order of Friars Minor ConventualCompare Capuchin

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