friar
IPA: frˈaɪɝ
noun
- A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
- (printing, dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.
- An American fish, the silverside.
- A surname.
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Examples of "friar" in Sentences
- As a boy he wished to be a friar.
- A friar tries to seduce a maiden.
- A Friar named John Cor was the distiller.
- The Friar also made the potion to give to Juliet.
- A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders.
- He is one of the founders of the Franciscan Friars of the renewal.
- He had previously appeared as a friar in the BBC's bawdy 1969 TV version.
- He then returned to Ireland, where he preached against the mendicant friars.
- The clergy were particularly resentful of his attacks on the mendicant friars.
- Dom Felice instructs Friar Puccio how to attain blessedness by doing a penance.