friar preacher

Noun
  1. A Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order (synset 110798013)
    is a type of: friar, mendicant - a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
    specific instances: girolamo savonarola, savonarola - Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the Pope (1452-1498)
    belongs to: dominican order - a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century
    same as: black friar, blackfriar, dominican

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