HyperDic: white_friar

English > 1 sense of the expression White Friar:
NOUNperson White Friar, Carmelitea Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order
English > White Friar: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers.
SynonymCarmelite
Member ofCarmelite order, Order of Our Lady of Mount CarmelA Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century
Broaderfriar, mendicantA male member of a religious order that originally / originally relied solely on alms
Spanishcarmelita
Catalancarmelita, carmelità

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