Meaning | A male member of a religious order that originally / originally relied solely on alms. |
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Synonym | mendicant |
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Narrower | Augustinian | A Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders |
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Carmelite, White Friar | A Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order |
Dominican, Black Friar, Blackfriar, friar preacher | A Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order |
Franciscan, Grey Friar | A Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order |
Broader | religious | A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience |
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Spanish | fraile, mendicante |
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Catalan | frare, mendicant |
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