friar
Noun
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A male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms (synset 110131672)
is a type of: religious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obediencesubtypes:
- carmelite, white friar - a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
- black friar, blackfriar, dominican, 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
- augustinian - a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders
same as: mendicant
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