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  1. noun
    a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

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  • dominic (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)
  • dominican a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
  • franciscan 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
  • carmelite a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
  • carmelite of or relating to the Carmelite friars
  • black friar a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
  • st. francis of assisi (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
  • girolamo 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)
  • francis of assisi (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
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