Definition of White Friar in English:

White Friar

noun

A Carmelite monk.
Example sentencesExamples
- Members of the sect wore white and followed a vegetarian diet, as do the Carmelite order of Christian monastics, also known as White Friars due to their white overmantle.
- The spire of the church of the Carmelites or White Friars, dissolved in 1540, was demolished in 1597.
- The Carmelites, or White Friars, from the white cloak which covers their brown habit, were founded as a purely contemplative order, but became mendicants in 1245.
- The White Friars were an important monastic order, who came to the city in the 13th century.

Origin

Late Middle English: so named because of the colour of the order's habit.

Definition of White Friar in US English:

White Friar

noun(h)wīt ˈfrī(ə)r

A Carmelite monk.
Example sentencesExamples
- Members of the sect wore white and followed a vegetarian diet, as do the Carmelite order of Christian monastics, also known as White Friars due to their white overmantle.
- The White Friars were an important monastic order, who came to the city in the 13th century.
- The Carmelites, or White Friars, from the white cloak which covers their brown habit, were founded as a purely contemplative order, but became mendicants in 1245.
- The spire of the church of the Carmelites or White Friars, dissolved in 1540, was demolished in 1597.

Origin

Late Middle English: so named because of the color of the order's habit.

单词	White Friar
释义	Definition of White Friar in English: White Friar noun A Carmelite monk. Example sentencesExamples Members of the sect wore white and followed a vegetarian diet, as do the Carmelite order of Christian monastics, also known as White Friars due to their white overmantle. The spire of the church of the Carmelites or White Friars, dissolved in 1540, was demolished in 1597. The Carmelites, or White Friars, from the white cloak which covers their brown habit, were founded as a purely contemplative order, but became mendicants in 1245. The White Friars were an important monastic order, who came to the city in the 13th century. Origin Late Middle English: so named because of the colour of the order's habit. Definition of White Friar in US English: White Friar noun(h)wīt ˈfrī(ə)r A Carmelite monk. Example sentencesExamples Members of the sect wore white and followed a vegetarian diet, as do the Carmelite order of Christian monastics, also known as White Friars due to their white overmantle. The White Friars were an important monastic order, who came to the city in the 13th century. The Carmelites, or White Friars, from the white cloak which covers their brown habit, were founded as a purely contemplative order, but became mendicants in 1245. The spire of the church of the Carmelites or White Friars, dissolved in 1540, was demolished in 1597. Origin Late Middle English: so named because of the color of the order's habit.
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