| 单词 | friar |
| 释义 | friar (once / 543 pages) n A friar belongs to a religious order, a group within the Catholic church. A friar is similar to a monk. Friars are like monks in that they are devoted to a religious life. The difference is that a friar lives and works among regular people in society, while a monk lives in a secluded, self-sufficient group of monks. The word friar developed in the thirteenth century from the Old French frere, "brother or friar." The Latin root is frater, or "brother." WORD FAMILYfriar: friars USAGE EXAMPLESGeorgetown faces the Friars on the road Wednesday night and the Bulldogs at Verizon Center on Jan. 7. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Providence: The Friars entered the day holding opponents to 58.9 points per game. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) Bowie performed as Ziggy during gigs at the town's Friars music venue in the early 1970s. BBC(Dec 05, 2016) n a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper mendicant 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) Carmelite, White Friar a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers Black Friar, Blackfriar, Dominican, friar preachera Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order Franciscan, Grey Friara Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order Augustiniana Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders Austin Friarone of the Roman Catholic hermits of Saint Augustine religious a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience |
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