Friar

/ˈfɹaɪə/

Synonyms for "friar" (37 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Noun(2 words)

mendicant brother

abbacomes abbot ascetic beadsman brother caloyer

Strong matches (11)

Noun(6 words)

capuchin cleric dominican franciscan frier friers

celibate cenobite clergyman conventualconventual prior

Related words (18)

grand priorhermit hieromonachlay abbotlay brothermendicant monastic monk palmer pilgrimpillar saintpillarist prior religieux religious stylite

Noun(2 words)

monk savonarola

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

3 entries

cleric religiousreligious figure

More specific

3 entries

Augustinian friarDominican friarFranciscan friar

Collocations

6 entries

Augustinian friarCatholic friarDominican friarFranciscan friarfriarymendicant friar

Inflections

1 entries

friars

Derivations

2 entries

friarage friary

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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The friar is more interested in brewing beer than he is the church.

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Is a friar the same thing as a priest?

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The pontiff also announced a 100-thousand-dollar donation to the clinic, which was founded by a German-born Franciscan friar and has facilities in Russia, Mozambique, Mexico and other nations.

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I'm afraid that the friar will be late.

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