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- [frahy-er]
- /ˈfraɪ ər/
- /fraɪər/
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- [frahy-er]
- /ˈfraɪ ər/
Definitions of friar word
- noun friar Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians. 1
- noun friar Printing. a blank or light area on a printed page caused by uneven inking of the plate or type. Compare monk (def 3). 1
- noun friar A member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans). 1
- noun friar monk 1
- countable noun friar A friar is a member of one of several Catholic religious orders. 0
- noun friar a member of any of various chiefly mendicant religious orders of the Roman Catholic Church, the main orders being Black Friars (Dominicans), Grey Friars (Franciscans), White Friars (Carmelites), and Austin Friars (Augustinians) 0
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Origin of friar
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English frier, frere brother < Old French frere < Latin frāter brother
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Parts of speech for Friar
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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friar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
friar usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for friar
noun friar
- priest — a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- abbot — An abbot is the monk who is in charge of the other monks in a monastery or abbey.
- solitary — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- cenobite — a member of a religious order living in a monastery or convent
- recluse — a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
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