Friar Preacher
noun
a Dominican friar.
Friars Preachers
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pluralof Friar Preacher.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But the Friars Preachers and the Friars Minor, who have preserved the spirit of their vocation, have never had any other feelings than those of their holy patriarchs on the subject of ecclesiastical dignities.
From The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi by Father Candide Chalippe
The first followers of Dominic included natives of Spain, England, Normandy, and Lorraine, and the Friars Preachers are soon found in every country of Western and Central Europe.
From The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304 by D. J. (Dudley Julius) Medley
Even in this year, or shortly after, they penetrated, with the Friars Preachers, into the Kingdom of Sweden, and into some other countries of the North, according to the testimony of John the Great.
From The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi by Father Candide Chalippe
One of them wore a mitre on his head, the other was clad in the habit of the Friars Preachers.
From On Prayer and The Contemplative Life by Hugh Pope
Being assembled together at the hour of conference, the superior of the place requested the Friars Preachers to give them an exhortation.
From The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi by Father Candide Chalippe
