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Meanings of Blackfriar in English

Portuguese
religiosos da ordem dos dominicanos
Catalan
dominic

A Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order.

religiosos da ordem dos dominicanos
Synonyms
Examples for "Dominican"
Examples for "Dominican"
1
He thought the Dominican government could help Haiti with education and health.
The Guardian
2
The Dominican crisis broke just as the new dogma was taking hold.
The new yorker
3
The Dominican uttered a loud cry; the guards started back in awe.
Leila or, the Siege of Granada, Book II.
4
The group also runs operations in Israel, Portugal and the Dominican Republic.
Reuters
5
Attempts to reach Piccini through the Dominican armed forces were not successful.
Reuters
1
After that interview at the Cross, Agnes often met the Black Friar.
For the Master's Sake: A Story of the Days of Queen Mary
2
The Black Friar, on the contrary, led Agnes out of herself altogether.
For the Master's Sake: A Story of the Days of Queen Mary
3
A smile-whichwas sad, not mirthful-partedthe grave lips of the Black Friar.
For the Master's Sake: A Story of the Days of Queen Mary
4
I too am a Black Friar, and I will take Rosa and Br.
Angel time: the songs of the seraphim
5
The wheelchair was being pushed by a large Black Friar.
Neverwhere
1
The two young friars preachers and the Usher Massieu accompanied Jeanne to the stake.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2
2
The Dominicans are the friars preachers.
The Cloister and the Hearth
Usage of Blackfriar in English
1
It stretched all along the Embankment from Blackfriar's Bridge to Westminster.
The Tree of Heaven
2
I carried a man's bag once from Liverpool Street Station to Blackfriar's Bridge.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
3
When Shakespeare was twenty-five he was part owner of the Blackfriar's Theatre in London.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment
4
I saw Alsatia betwixt the Temple and Blackfriar's Bridge.
Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 1.
5
Ledger makes his entrance as a man being hanged from London's Blackfriar's Bridge with his arms tied at his back.
Reuters
6
Blackfriar's Bridge and a good five minutes to go!
Mr. Justice Raffles
7
'We've pursued Wildman down Blackfriar Way.
Another life
Translations for Blackfriar