Friar Minor

American  

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

plural

Friars Minor

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

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Friar Minor British  

noun

1. 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 Conventual Compare Capuchin

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Etymology

Origin of Friar Minor

First recorded in 1200–50; see origin at friar ( def. ), minor ( def. )

Example Sentences

St. Thomas could not be brought to take precedence of our Saint: whilst Bonaventure, true to the name of Friar Minor, shrank from the thought of anticipating St. Thomas.

From Saint Bonaventure The Seraphic Doctor Minister-General of the Franciscan Order by Costelloe, Laurence

In the year 1243, being then twenty-two years old, he proposed to fulfil his mother's vow, and take the habit of a Friar Minor.

From The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi by Chalippe, Father Candide

In the capacity of a Friar Minor, he was not ashamed of seeking the advice of the least of his brethren, he who had been taught such elevated things from the Sovereign Master.

From The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi by Chalippe, Father Candide