HyperDic: friar_preacher

English > 1 sense of the expression friar preacher:
NOUNperson friar preacher, Dominican, Black Friar, Blackfriara Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
English > friar preacher: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order.
SynonymsDominican, Black Friar, Blackfriar
InstancesSavonarola, Girolamo SavonarolaItalian religious and political reformer
Member ofDominican orderA Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century
Broaderfriar, mendicantA male member of a religious order that originally / originally relied solely on alms
Spanishdominicano, dominico
Catalandominicà, dominic

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