| NOUN | person | friar, mendicant | a male member of a religious order that originally / originally relied solely on alms |
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| Sounds | fray'er | |
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| Rhymes | acquire ... wire: 63 rhymes with ayer... | |
| Meaning | A male member of a religious order that originally / originally relied solely on alms. | |
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| Synonym | mendicant | |
| Narrower | Augustinian | A Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders |
| 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 |
| Spanish | fraile, mendicante | |
| Catalan | frare, mendicant | |
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