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Meanings of
friar
in English
Portuguese
frade
Catalan
frare
Spanish
fraile
Back to the meaning
A male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms.
mendicant
Portuguese
frade
Synonyms
Examples for "
mendicant
"
mendicant
Examples for "
mendicant
"
1
Servants and masters mingle together, and even the
mendicant
is kindly received.
2
Those who envied this
mendicant
said that he belonged to the police.
3
O lady of the
mendicant
order, I cherish an affection for thee.
4
This kind of
mendicant
is distinctly rural, and belongs to old times.
5
At Sanam Luang he bought a kite from a
mendicant
kite salesman.
Usage of
friar
in English
1
The
friar
said they were heading north for the territory above Swords.
2
The
friar
bowed, and smiling in a forced manner, left the house.
3
Well, I hope they have fed you in the kitchen, friend
friar
.
4
The
friar
had kept us in sight, and soon again joined us.
5
The
friar
granted the ruins, but threw cold water on the rest.
6
The cowl does not make the
friar
,
but dress makes the woman.
7
With his sandalled foot the
friar
caught the fool a surreptitious kick.
8
He turns and sees the
friar
standing motionless and wordless before him.
9
The
friar
,
in a merry mood, had been edging close to Hortense.
10
As for the
friar
-
they
did
not like to meddle with the Church.
11
The squat
friar
nodded, thanked them, and asked, When did they leave?
12
Thus the experiment of
friar
Bacon and
friar
Bungy came to nothing.
13
Another Franciscan
friar
and the town crier were waiting on the platform.
14
The
friar
,
who represents the third Conservative nucleus, is Father Martin Lafuerza.
15
The
friar
pointed to the book which he held, as his authority.
16
The Church will never hesitate between an astronomer and a Capuchin
friar
.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
friar
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
say the friar
franciscan friar
dominican friar
holy friar
good friar
More collocations
Translations for
friar
Portuguese
frade
Catalan
frare
mendicant
Spanish
fraile
Friar
through the time
Friar
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common